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Ecky · 11-07-2016, 07:50 AM

I wonder if "0w16" might not be thinner at cold temperatures than, say, 0w50, there's just no easy way to advertise it since they've already hit zero?

Anyway the gains seem to be enough that Honda and Toyota are chasing making thinner oils available.

EDIT: The Ravenol 0w16 on Amazon is rated at 7.24 / 38.36, as opposed to 8.7 / 44.8 (100c/40c). I'm going to poke around and see if I can find any numbers for green oil and NEXT.

EDIT2: Apparently Honda's Green Oil was rated for 8.154 @ 100c and 32.1 @ 40c.

EDIT3: This thread on botog has a Blackstone analysis of the NEXT oil, that claims 5.13 @ 100c and 20.844 @ 40c.

11-07-2016, 07:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ecky Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,077 ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package 90 day: 39.72 mpg (US) Oxygen Blue - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 54.69 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,904 Thanked 2,560 Times in 1,586 Posts	I wonder if "0w16" might not be thinner at cold temperatures than, say, 0w50, there's just no easy way to advertise it since they've already hit zero? Anyway the gains seem to be enough that Honda and Toyota are chasing making thinner oils available. EDIT: The Ravenol 0w16 on Amazon is rated at 7.24 / 38.36, as opposed to 8.7 / 44.8 (100c/40c). I'm going to poke around and see if I can find any numbers for green oil and NEXT. EDIT2: Apparently Honda's Green Oil was rated for 8.154 @ 100c and 32.1 @ 40c. EDIT3: This thread on botog has a Blackstone analysis of the NEXT oil, that claims 5.13 @ 100c and 20.844 @ 40c. __________________ Ecomodding 2015 MX-5 Miata Honda Insight w/Acura TSX engine 2000 Insight TLC & Build Thread Last edited by Ecky; 11-07-2016 at 08:06 AM..