Light weight oil
Time for an oil change-what is considered a lightweight oil? I have read lightweight oils are more efficient and better in winter.
My car has 5w 20 in it now. Is that considered light, and if not, what oil is? Thanks |
I wouldn't try to go any thinner than that 5w-20 oil.
There was a Cummins diesel report that I read showing they only charted a 3% fuel economy difference between 15w-40 and 5w-20 oils. And they found the 5w-20 oiled engines had much higher wear rates in the valve train. Doesn't seem worth it to run thinner oil. The only 0w-20 oil I know of is amsoil and their oil is 3 to 4 times the price of department store 5w-20 oil. |
I'm currently waiting on 4 liters of Honda NEXT oil, ordered from Japan. My thread here:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...oil-34506.html Ravenol sells a 0w16 which you can find on Amazon, but it's pretty expensive. In the US, Honda recommends Penzoil Platinum 0w20, which is a bit thinner than Mobile One 0w20. Honda's Green Oil is around a w20 when hot, but thinner than a 0w (~32 vs 40 cSt ) when cold. NEXT is extremely thin, something like a w12 or w8 when hot, and MUCH thinner than anything else I could find when cold (~20 cSt). |
I get my 0W-20 from O'Reilly's Auto store. Not usually out on display, but Mobil 0W-20 is in the back and they will get it for me when I request it. I went to 0W-20 after about 150k miles at 5W-30 oil (now 281k) and have had no problems. I use it in both the Tacoma and the Accord.
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Are some filters more efficient than others?
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Depth filters are far more efficient than surface filters and for much longer time.
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Very good video on cold weather operation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWiQyR7PWII&sns=em https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETKECO86VS4&sns=em |
In the cold, synthetic oil is king. One grade up or down from your factory oil grade suggestions play a very small part in fuel economy savings. Pushing sub zero air while bombing down the highway, greater heater/defrost/A/C use is always going to yield worse numbers.
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