What's the downside?
If you can do a 5w20, why not just do a 0w20?
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Cost, mainly. You can get a 5w-20 in a conventional. A 0w-20 you cannot.
Originally Posted By: MrCPU
What's the downside?
None,,you should be able to run it no problem,and get the benefits of slightly better start up protection.
What's the downside?
None,,you should be able to run it no problem,and get the benefits of slightly better start up protection.
Originally Posted By: daman
Originally Posted By: MrCPU
What's the downside?
None,,you should be able to run it no problem,and get the benefits of slightly better start up protection.
How is 0w-20 going to give better startup protection?
Originally Posted By: MrCPU
What's the downside?
None,,you should be able to run it no problem,and get the benefits of slightly better start up protection.
How is 0w-20 going to give better startup protection?
Not a huge difference unless you live in the arctic. I agree with the others. It is also hard to beat Motorcraft 5w20 for price and performance.
Originally Posted By: Steve S
How is 0w-20 going to give better startup protection?
re read..i said slightly,,you've been on BITOG how long and you
don't know the benefits(flow)of a 0w over a 5w??, it's not much
i know that but anything is better then nothing..epically in
the winter.
How is 0w-20 going to give better startup protection?
re read..i said slightly,,you've been on BITOG how long and you
don't know the benefits(flow)of a 0w over a 5w??, it's not much
i know that but anything is better then nothing..epically in
the winter.
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Cost, mainly. You can get a 5w-20 in a conventional. A 0w-20 you cannot.
A couple of winters ago, I picked up some Honda 0W20 at the stealership for my 2006 Odyssey. The dealer was adamant - "It's only for the Hybrid". Whatever.
Anyway, it cost around $5 a litre, which led me to believe that it wasn't 100% synthetic (synthetics sell for around $8 a litre or higher up here).
The parts guy had no idea where it came from, but thought it was Petro Canada (who make other weights of Honda oil). I called Petro Canada and was told that the 0W20 was made by Idemitsu - all other grades in Canada made by Petro Can. He agreed that for that price it probably wasn't a full synthetic, but only Idemitsu (and Honda I guess) would know for sure.
Cost, mainly. You can get a 5w-20 in a conventional. A 0w-20 you cannot.
A couple of winters ago, I picked up some Honda 0W20 at the stealership for my 2006 Odyssey. The dealer was adamant - "It's only for the Hybrid". Whatever.
Anyway, it cost around $5 a litre, which led me to believe that it wasn't 100% synthetic (synthetics sell for around $8 a litre or higher up here).
The parts guy had no idea where it came from, but thought it was Petro Canada (who make other weights of Honda oil). I called Petro Canada and was told that the 0W20 was made by Idemitsu - all other grades in Canada made by Petro Can. He agreed that for that price it probably wasn't a full synthetic, but only Idemitsu (and Honda I guess) would know for sure.
This is a bit off topic....
but why can't the make a Dino 0w20 or 0w30 oil ?
but why can't the make a Dino 0w20 or 0w30 oil ?
Originally Posted By: LT4 Vette
This is a bit off topic....
but why can't the make a Dino 0w20 or 0w30 oil ?
Yeah, that was kind of my thought too. I did not realize 0 was synth only.
This is a bit off topic....
but why can't the make a Dino 0w20 or 0w30 oil ?
Yeah, that was kind of my thought too. I did not realize 0 was synth only.
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