RalphVa
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- Joined
- Dec 19, 2003
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- 7,885
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA, USA
- Tractor
- JD 2025R, previously Gravely 5650 & JD 4010 & JD 1025R
I use Mobil 1 0w30 in almost all my engines. Can't use it in our new VW TDI because it isn't 507 VW spec rated. There is a Mobil 1 ESP that is. Using 5w20 now in my Tacoma to try to suck out some more fuel economy from it, a 26 mpg gas hog.
You can use 0w30 in any engine that you're now using 5w30 in. It'll just be a tad lighter at startup BUT STILL HEAVIER THAN 30w @ OPERATING TEMPERATURE. It'll still be 30w at operating temperature, just like a 5w30, and can be used year round.
My VW Cabrio is quieter at startup now with 0w30. With 5w30, the hydraulic valve hammer on startup was louder.
I used 0w30 the last couple of oil changes in our 1983 240D before selling it to but the 2010 TDI. It got 1.4 mpg better mileage on 0w30 vs. 5w40 I'd been using in it.
Ralph
You can use 0w30 in any engine that you're now using 5w30 in. It'll just be a tad lighter at startup BUT STILL HEAVIER THAN 30w @ OPERATING TEMPERATURE. It'll still be 30w at operating temperature, just like a 5w30, and can be used year round.
My VW Cabrio is quieter at startup now with 0w30. With 5w30, the hydraulic valve hammer on startup was louder.
I used 0w30 the last couple of oil changes in our 1983 240D before selling it to but the 2010 TDI. It got 1.4 mpg better mileage on 0w30 vs. 5w40 I'd been using in it.
Ralph