Originally Posted By: Urshurak776
Maybe straight weight. Like sae30?
OEM lubricants specifications aside , looking strictly at ambient temperatures and viscosity
grade of oils , I would consider your point of straight weight SAE30/SAE40 of comparable quality
(which should incur lower production costs)as being very valid in tropics like Malaysia year
round whereby :-
a )lowest ambient in the dark is 24C;
b )highest ambient in the day is 33 - 35(rarely) degrees celsius; and
c )cold start in the morning at around 27 - 29C ambient.
But alas........... as pointed out by several revered posters in Bitog here , our final
'selection' of oils is largely determined by oil companies/blenders/stockists ............
instead of site-specific engineering requirements.
It crosses my mind , insignificant consumers like us are paying for additional costs incurred in
manufacturing 0W,5W,10W etc...... which our tropical climates doesn't need.
Maybe straight weight. Like sae30?
OEM lubricants specifications aside , looking strictly at ambient temperatures and viscosity
grade of oils , I would consider your point of straight weight SAE30/SAE40 of comparable quality
(which should incur lower production costs)as being very valid in tropics like Malaysia year
round whereby :-
a )lowest ambient in the dark is 24C;
b )highest ambient in the day is 33 - 35(rarely) degrees celsius; and
c )cold start in the morning at around 27 - 29C ambient.
But alas........... as pointed out by several revered posters in Bitog here , our final
'selection' of oils is largely determined by oil companies/blenders/stockists ............
instead of site-specific engineering requirements.
It crosses my mind , insignificant consumers like us are paying for additional costs incurred in
manufacturing 0W,5W,10W etc...... which our tropical climates doesn't need.