Redline 0w20

[buster]

http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=124&pcid=21

Redline does appear to be making the most high performance oriented oils on the market. Spec's are incredible.

 

[OVERKILL]

I posted about this stuff a month ago

 

[buster]

Did you go with the 0w-20? Doubt I'll give it a shot. In fact, I'm thinking of going back to conventional for the Honda. The 3 is also easy on oil but I was thinking of maybe trying RL 0w20.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: buster
Did you go with the 0w-20? Doubt I'll give it a shot. In fact, I'm thinking of going back to conventional for the Honda. The 3 is also easy on oil but I was thinking of maybe trying RL 0w20.


0w30 I think.

I haven't ordered anything yet, still have lots of mileage left in this TDT OCI

 

[Nederlander75]

Originally Posted By: buster
Did you go with the 0w-20? Doubt I'll give it a shot. In fact, I'm thinking of going back to conventional for the Honda. The 3 is also easy on oil but I was thinking of maybe trying RL 0w20.


Im looking at running this for 8-10K OCIs is the Kia beater. I really like how RL is run and their customer service.

 

[Colt45ws]

Whats the TBN of this stuff?

 

[DragRace]

If I decide to run Redline this winter,I'll be getting the 0w30

 

[il_signore97]

Originally Posted By: buster
http://www.redlineoil.com/product.aspx?pid=124&pcid=21

Redline does appear to be making the most high performance oriented oils on the market. Spec's are incredible.



Amsoil's 0W20 is very close to Redline 0W20 specs. But Redline does edge it out in pour point by a good bit: -60C is crazy!

 

[Tempest]

Quote:
Vis @ 100°C, cSt 8.2

That is thin.

 

[ericthepig]

Ester based. It can definitely be argued that Redline is a company that has spared no expense in creating their product. Of course the expense gets passed down the line.

If I were putting significant miles on an engine known for heat issues, I would consider a long OCI on Redline.

 

[ekpolk]

Originally Posted By: Tempest
Quote:
Vis @ 100°C, cSt 8.2

That is thin.


It's only ~0.3 cSt "thinner" than the PP 0w-20 I'm running in the Camry right now. From a NVH and quality of sound perspective, this stuff is doing great. I don't see a problem.

 

[addyguy]

On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...

 

[il_signore97]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...



The "0W" Redline Oils don't really seem to have the huge HTHS advantage that their other oils do:

Redline 0W20 = 2.7
Amsoil 0W20 = 2.8
PP 0W20 = 2.6
M1 0W20 = 2.6

etc, etc

 

[CATERHAM]

Originally Posted By: il_signore97
Originally Posted By: addyguy
On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...



The "0W" Redline Oils don't really seem to have the huge HTHS advantage that their other oils do:

Redline 0W20 = 2.7
Amsoil 0W20 = 2.8
PP 0W20 = 2.6
M1 0W20 = 2.6

etc, etc



No it's not huge but it is better than the rest. I don't count Amsoil because it's almost a 30 wt oil with a 100C vis of
9 cSt.

I like it for it's polar POE content, high P level of 1200ppm, 950 ppm of Moly, high NOACK of 9% and the fact that it is light with a 40C vis of 43 cSt, in fact I wish it was lighter.

If it's lighter than you like you can simply blend in some 0w30 to get whatever vis you want.

Negatives; as mentioned I wish it had a lower 40C vis and a higher VI (at 166 it's good but not great; PP is 175).

 

[CATERHAM]

BTW, RLI claims their 0W-20 has a HTHS vis that is greater than 2.9. Their oil is about the same price as RL.

 

[Tempest]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...

They use a different test so I'm not sure if you can directly compare to most other oils.

I'm sure it's fine, but it's the thinnest 20 grade I recall.

 

[D Bone]

Originally Posted By: Tempest
Originally Posted By: addyguy
On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...

They use a different test so I'm not sure if you can directly compare to most other oils.

I'm sure it's fine, but it's the thinnest 20 grade I recall.


Torco SR-1 5w-20 is 7.37! http://www.torcousa.com/technology/070611134928TDS_SR-1.pdf

 

[CATERHAM]

Originally Posted By: D Bone
Originally Posted By: Tempest
Originally Posted By: addyguy
On redline oils, the HT/HS value is high enough that the 100C viscosity doesn't matter as much - oil 'behaves' like next grade up...

They use a different test so I'm not sure if you can directly compare to most other oils.

I'm sure it's fine, but it's the thinnest 20 grade I recall.


Torco SR-1 5w-20 is 7.37! http://www.torcousa.com/technology/070611134928TDS_SR-1.pdf


Yeh, a 100C vis of 7.37 cSt and a very low VI of 138 does not generate a HTHS vis of 2.9 cP as claimed....try 2.0 or less!
Something is wrong with there figures.