Originally Posted By: CATERHAM
Originally Posted By: matrass
not sure of oil temp when towing but the oil pressure is in the 40-50 psi range. at worse I can use this for the fall and winter oci. I do have 4 quarts of redline 0W-30 that I can add to the mix. maybe 5 quarts 5w-20 and 2 quarts 0w-30 for two ocis. would leave me with only two quarts of 5w-20 left over to figure out what to do with. .... also have some PP-5W20 that I have to figure out what to do with.
If you can maintain 50 psi at high rev's (say 3,500 rpm) then the oil is not too light.
If the 5W-20 you have is the old SM or SL version then it is actually heavier than RL 0W-30 so there is no thickening advantage is blending the two, you'll just make the oil lighter on start-up only.
PP 5W-20 is a true light 20 grade oil. This would be an ideal winter use oil and you might even be able to use it straight if you can maintain 50 psi as mentioned above. We have a Corvette member who can maintain 50 psi on the very light TGMO 0W-20 so I'd be surprised if you can't. Or just add a couple of quarts of 5W-30 and you'll be more than fine.
Thanks you for reminding me that I need to keep the numbers of the oil in mind rather than the label on the bottle. the only reason for me to add the 0w-30 would be to use up the for quarts that I have laying around. funny you mention the PP 5w-20 as I have about a case of that laying around that I will not be using in my new Honda. I can mix it with a couple of quarts of 5w-30 as you suggested for the TB.