5W-30 for everything?

[Nyati]

I am the designated oil change guy in the family. I have 2 F150s and an Escalade that i use 5W-30 in. My 991 uses 5W-40 Motul - so it’s separate.

My daughter and two granddaughters have Honda Civics - a 2019, 2017 and 2014. They all call for 0W-20.

I'm thinking of using Valvoline Restore and Protect 5W-30 in everything. Is that a good idea? It would make my oil stash more manageable. (Both lawnmowers also use 5W-30.

 

[RooflessVW]

Sounds goid to me

 

[JWC86]

Yep, solid plan.

 

[tblt44]

5w 40 in everything

 

[Urshurak776]

Mostly, yes. I still have a couple jugs 5W-20 in stash, but will stick with 5W-30 going forward on mostly everything. I’m in the South, so temperature not much of an issue.

 

[ATex7239]

Sure.

Maybe buy some garage boxes or jugs in bulk when on sale or rebate too.

 

[Patman]

I don’t see how having one viscosity makes it any more manageable than having two viscosities on hand, unless you only have space to store one jug at a time. I live in a small condo with not very much storage space and I still usually have 4 or 5 jugs of oil on hand, of two different viscosities

 

[JavierH19]

Use 0/5w-40 in everything instead. Castrol and mobil are very well priced right now and are porche a40 licensed so all are guaranteed great. I run 40 instead of 20 in two vehicles a 16 and 21 currently and ran 0w-40 in a 2015 civic. Run 15w-40 in my ope and old trucks but I'd switch everything to any 0/5w-40 if I wanted one oil.

 

[rumcapital23]

5W-30 for everything is a solid plan. You can also go with Mobil 1 0W-40

 

[blufeb95]

5W-30 for everything is a solid plan. You can also go with Mobil 1 0W-40

I'd be more apt to recommend Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 for everything over the 0W-40

 

[Dave Hess]

Yes.

 

[ATex7239]

I don’t see how having one viscosity makes it any more manageable than having two viscosities on hand, unless you only have space to store one jug at a time. I live in a small condo with not very much storage space and I still usually have 4 or 5 jugs of oil on hand, of two different viscosities

Having everything be the same does bring about a bit of simplicity though. Won’t end up with fractional leftovers of different brands and viscosities to mix up or just end up recycling later.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

I only need to stock 2 different oils. 0W20 & 5W30. Only use full synthetic name brand. Catch on sale a lot from Walmart. The oil in the cars get what the oil cap says. 3K oil and filter changes.

 

[rumcapital23]

I'd be more apt to recommend Mobil 1 ESP 5W-30 for everything over the 0W-40

i love 5W-30 ESP. great certs! that's what i'm running in my 5th gen 4runner, right now

 

[OilStainedNapkin]

Valvoline Restore and Protect offers both weights. I don’t see how consolidating would make things significant easier to manage tbh

 

[BobsArmory]

I think you have a great plan

 

[fantastic]

5w-40 for everything sounds even better if you're wanting one grade & already using it. Outside of that idea & the one you bring up should work too w/5w-30 R&P in everything. Doesn't sound like you plan to do extended intervals & that Valvoline is getting some praise here so far.

 

[barkingspider]

5w30 is really good for everything…but boring haha

 

[Propflux01]

Regardless of the reasons why you want to consolidate oils, IMHO the 5w-30 would be fine for all the vehicles listed.

 

[gunnellett]

I don't see the obsession folks have with needing to use one oil for everything unless you felt the one grade was "best" for all of your applications.

I would stock Valvoline Restore and Protect in 5W-20 and 5W-30 and call it good. Having 2 grades in the same line, I wouldn't feel bad about throwing a quart of the 5W-20 in with the 5W-30 or vice versa if I didn't have enough for a complete oil change in a particular grade or for topping off as needed.