Havoline High Mileage?

[asiancivicmaniac]

I just noticed that Havoline has a high mileage oil, and WM carries it in a 5 qt jug. I've been searching for info, but most of the stuff on here were from 4+ years ago.

Anybody know anything about the current formulation? Will be using 5w-30 or 5w-20 (if I can find it). Others I'm thinking about using are Defy, Mobil High Mileage, and Maxlife. Engine is a 2AZ-FE with 160k (?) miles and ~.5-.75 qt consumption per 5k miles oil change.

 

[dave1251]

I have used Chevron HM. It is the same product and it worked just as good as anything else. If you can buy Havoline for less than the other use it.

 

[AKhan87]

Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
I just noticed that Havoline has a high mileage oil, and WM carries it in a 5 qt jug. I've been searching for info, but most of the stuff on here were from 4+ years ago.

Anybody know anything about the current formulation? Will be using 5w-30 or 5w-20 (if I can find it). Others I'm thinking about using are Defy, Mobil High Mileage, and Maxlife. Engine is a 2AZ-FE with 160k (?) miles and ~.5-.75 qt consumption per 5k miles oil change.

Cost is what I will look at.

2AZ-FE burn oil because of clogged oil return holes in the piston, a high mileage oil won't help you with that unless you have leaks.

I significantly got our 2AZ-FE to drop the oil consumption by using PU/PP 5w30 compared to regular dino oil that it used to get, currently doing 10-15k oci because of the top off oil.

I will be rebuilding this engine soon so I can update later on the consumption afterwards

 

[asiancivicmaniac]

It has had mostly name brand synthetics every 5k miles with a conventional here and there. Changed out a weeping valve cover gasket 1-2 years ago.

Synthetic doesn't seem necessary for the usage of this car, and I prefer not to do extended drains either due to the short trips that it gets. Currently, high mileage oils seem to make the most sense. I would like something with a good dose of detergents, though, to keep it clean. The RMS (and other seals) hasn't given me any indication that it is leaking, but it's getting up to that mileage/age where I'm concerned.