Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4
Originally Posted By: gregk24
Originally Posted By: 2010_FX4
Originally Posted By: gregk24
Did I say that? NO....
Did you say what? The additive pack in M1 AFE 0W-20 is weak? Why yes, you did say that.
Originally Posted By: gregk24
What specs might you be talking about? The add pack is pretty weak.
Is that not what you meant or?
No, dont twist words. As far as VOA/UOA go, M1 0w20 does have a weak add pack. There may be other additives that we dont know about though. But as long as I can keep getting TGMO for $6 per quart after tax I will probably keep running that, knowing that its the thinnest oil available on start up for the price, where I live anyway.
I do not believe that I twisted anything since it is a direct quote, but I am not going to quibble over small stuff. I think this is a good example of why VOAs are not the be-all end-all to determine if an additive pack is robust or weak since it is apparent that AFE can be ran for more than 10K with several doing it here. I ran it for more than 15K and it produced the best UOA to date in my FX4 and if it was a one-off UOA I would agree that it could be argued, but since it was #19 there is historical data that can be trended.
Out of curiosity, why would you need to be so concerned over "the thinnest oil available on start up for the price" while living in Florida? Much like Texas, Florida will never see the temperatures needed to warrant the use of the thinnest oil at start-up. Any 5W-xx or 0W-xx oil would be more than thin enough. Is this an experiment of sorts or (no sarcasm--just interested)?
I use it because the driving I do involves multiple starts per day, and all of these are less than 5 mile trips. Most though are literally less than 1 mile.