Originally Posted By: volodymyr
edyvw,
Originally Posted By: edyvw
I personally think that of all Low-SAPS oils, M1 5W30 ESP is by far THE best!
Ehh ... It's time for me to think about my next oil change (in 3 months) and I am having a hard time to find a good full saps oils in 5w-30 viscosity in Europe. We have, however, a plenty of Low SAPS here in 5W-30. And every time I think if I should switch to low saps oils from full saps. I even asked a few questions here on bitog and the bottom line is that full saps are better for engine wear protection.
Shall we discuss this once again?
I personally think that when it comes to lubrication, there is no difference. However, Full-SAPS will keep TBN for longer period of time.
I mean, my brother racked up around 370,000km on his Peugeot 407 1.6hdi using Total MC3 5W30. He racked up 280,000km on his 525d E60, before it burned to the ground bcs dealer did not replace one wire that was on a recall. He was using genuine BMW LL-04. Now, he has 240,000km on his Peugeot 508 2.2hdi GT using only Total MC3 5W30.
I just got back from Bosnia, he has also Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI PD (105hp) and 180,000km. He bought that one new, and it is used for business by several people employed in his company. I took it to local mechanic that I am freind with for a long time, and my brother maintains vehicles at his place, he uses Repsol 5W30 VW 504.00/507.00. No oil consumption at all, car still hits 200km/h with no issues.
So, I would like for people who claim that low-saps provides less lubrication to tell me one thing: when will driver notice that issue?