2015 Oil Comparison Chart

[RamFan]

So I've done this once before and felt inclined to create an updated comparison chart. I left Castrol off the list because their PDSs are useless and I wasn't going to waste the time entering the data. Eventually I will be adding some of the other brands but for now this is a good start. If anybody else would like to create a spreadsheet with other brands and add it to the thread, feel free to do so. Hopefully this makes some of your oil critiquing and buying decisions a little easier, enjoy!

 

[crazyoildude]

WOW ,,,cool thank you

 

[hemitruck]

tks for that.

 

[jk_636]

No royal purple

 

[RamFan]

Originally Posted By: jk_636
No royal purple

It's on the list to be added, but not a whole lot of board members use it which is why I chose not to do it with this batch.

 

[HKPolice]

Can you post the spreadsheet in excel format instead? Also did you mean M1 EP instead of XP?

 

[e55amgbenz007]

If you were the one that did this several years ago, that was- and this is extremely useful information. Thank you

 

[kawie_guy]

Having Amsoil on there would be nice too!

 

[ThirdeYe]

Great work! Thanks for the nice compilation.

 

[RamFan]

Originally Posted By: HKPolice
Can you post the spreadsheet in excel format instead? Also did you mean M1 EP instead of XP?


Good catch, yes XP is supposed to be EP.

 

[sicko]

Great info, thanks for putting that together.

 

[Ibrahim]

Thank for this undertaking!

 

[OneEyeJack]

Is this because football season is over?

 

[Geonerd]

Originally Posted By: HKPolice
Can you post the spreadsheet in excel format instead?


+1

 

[RamFan]

Originally Posted By: Geonerd
Originally Posted By: HKPolice
Can you post the spreadsheet in excel format instead?


+1


Forgive my ignorance but how would I go about embedding it as an Excel format?

 

[147_Grain]

Thanks.

Learned that Mobil 1 0W-20 EP's Flash Point is 20 points higher than the AFE version (455*F versus 435*F.) and that both synthetic oils lead all other 0W-20's in that category and in cold flow values.

 

[HTSS_TR]

M1 EP 0W20 is 1 of the best synthetic xW20 over the counter money can buy, and it happens to be cheaper than boutique brands such as RP and OEM such as TGMO, HGMO ...

 

[147_Grain]

That Mobil 1 0W-20 EP is good stuff! It surprisingly has a higher Flash Point volatility value than their 0W-40 (455*F. versus 446*F.) and is 20 points higher than regular AFE 0W-20 (455*F. versus 435*F.). Trust the data is correct without typo's.

I only mention this because EP's higher quality base-stock of 50% - 70% PAO appears to stand-out amongst its peers.

EP is my preferred #1 oil to blend a quart of 0W-40 with (in the summertime) for a 2.9cst HTHS in Toyota's calling for a 20-weight. (This viscosity is on the border where 20 and 30-weight oils meet. Regular 0W-20 EP is used in the winter.) The Subaru 3.6L gets a 50/50 mix for a superior 5W-30 synthetic product (in the summertime) with a stronger film-strength of 3.25cst and lower operating viscosity than regular Mobil 1. (In the cold winter, a 65/35 ratio is used for the 6-cylinder requiring a 5W-30...forming a good lightweight 0W-30 product.)

 

[bigt61]

Nice work - easy to save clear images.

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
M1 EP 0W20 is 1 of the best synthetic xW20 over the counter money can buy, and it happens to be cheaper than boutique brands such as RP and OEM such as TGMO, HGMO ...


+1 RamFan thanks for posting. When my AFE stash is finished I will be changing over to EP.