Hi BITOG,
I'm thinking about using the same oil in all 3 of my cars (Ford Explorer is my company car and goes to Goodyear every 5K for maintenance, so I'm not sweating that one).
The 2010 Mazda 6 calls for a 5W-20, has 80K miles on it and has been bullet proof on 6K-8K OCIs (stretching to 10K OCI on current Castrol EP fill) with various Pennzoil and Castrol synthetics (Edge, Magnatec, PP, PUP). 2.5L
The 2012 Hyundai Sonata is new to us, has 17K miles on it, and calls for a 5W-20 or 5W-30. All oil changes have been performed at the dealer with full syn, but I am not positive of the brand or weight. I am aware of the recall issues with this 2.4 GDI motor and would rather run a 5W-30 with 5K OCIs. The engine has been inspected by Hyundai and now has an orange dipstick.
The 2017 Volvo S60 was purchased as a CPO demo car with 5K miles on it, and now has 11K miles. The dealer performed free oil changes at 5K and 10K with Castrol Professional 5W-30. I have 1 more free oil change left at 20K, but I plan to change the oil on this 2.0L DI turbo at 5K intervals for a while. The manual calls for 10K OCIs with an A5/B5 5W-30, but I am considering going to an A3/B4 oil with more stringent (IMO) certifications like MB229.5, LL01, etc.
Using the Volvo as the benchmark oil, that would bring me to Castrol 5W-30 (which comes in both A5/B5 and A3/B4 flavors) or Pennzoil Euro Platinum 5W-30, which is an A3/B4, MB229.5, LL-01 oil. Do you think there are any issues running 1 of those 3 oils in all 3 cars? Any recommendations? The Mazda can take a longer OCI, but I plan to keep the Hyundai and Volvo at 5K OCIs. Thank you for your thoughtful insight.
I'm thinking about using the same oil in all 3 of my cars (Ford Explorer is my company car and goes to Goodyear every 5K for maintenance, so I'm not sweating that one).
The 2010 Mazda 6 calls for a 5W-20, has 80K miles on it and has been bullet proof on 6K-8K OCIs (stretching to 10K OCI on current Castrol EP fill) with various Pennzoil and Castrol synthetics (Edge, Magnatec, PP, PUP). 2.5L
The 2012 Hyundai Sonata is new to us, has 17K miles on it, and calls for a 5W-20 or 5W-30. All oil changes have been performed at the dealer with full syn, but I am not positive of the brand or weight. I am aware of the recall issues with this 2.4 GDI motor and would rather run a 5W-30 with 5K OCIs. The engine has been inspected by Hyundai and now has an orange dipstick.
The 2017 Volvo S60 was purchased as a CPO demo car with 5K miles on it, and now has 11K miles. The dealer performed free oil changes at 5K and 10K with Castrol Professional 5W-30. I have 1 more free oil change left at 20K, but I plan to change the oil on this 2.0L DI turbo at 5K intervals for a while. The manual calls for 10K OCIs with an A5/B5 5W-30, but I am considering going to an A3/B4 oil with more stringent (IMO) certifications like MB229.5, LL01, etc.
Using the Volvo as the benchmark oil, that would bring me to Castrol 5W-30 (which comes in both A5/B5 and A3/B4 flavors) or Pennzoil Euro Platinum 5W-30, which is an A3/B4, MB229.5, LL-01 oil. Do you think there are any issues running 1 of those 3 oils in all 3 cars? Any recommendations? The Mazda can take a longer OCI, but I plan to keep the Hyundai and Volvo at 5K OCIs. Thank you for your thoughtful insight.
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