Z-MAN1
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Anyone run this in their Pd?
+1 agreeMobil 1 TDT
This oil is new. Not enough people use it, nor used it for long enough, to know of any issues.Anyone run this in their Pd?
Lots of people seem to be using T6 5W-40 in their PDs with no issues, is there any logical reason why 0W-40 might cause issues?This oil is new. Not enough people use it, nor used it for long enough, to know of any issues.
+1. Has served me well. Tuned car, driven had. Preventive cam R&R @ 160 & the bearing wear & cam wear was just starting to show. I should have used it from my first OCI and skipped the factory recommended oil for the first 30 K miles.T6 - 5W40 here.
Have to agree we used factory oil for 1st 50k miles and should not have. While I use Mobile 1 any good oil 5-40 or so will work. Currently at 165k and will need to do cam when I do timing belt.+1. Has served me well. Tuned car, driven had. Preventive cam R&R @ 160 & the bearing wear & cam wear was just starting to show. I should have used it from my first OCI and skipped the factory recommended oil for the first 30 K miles.
Due to the greater viscosity spread, it *may* not be as thick as the 5w40, or may not remain as thick in service, especially in a PD.Lots of people seem to be using T6 5W-40 in their PDs with no issues, is there any logical reason why 0W-40 might cause issues?
but you do not have a PD engine with that great camno idea on the rotella, have been running 0w40 mobil 1 for last 40k with no issues to date. its synthetic and is thin, but i live up north so it seems to work. was going to go to 5w40 but decided against it and the 0w40 is fine. only problem is that is seems to have a bit higher consumption than the factory fill, but at 392k i really don't care about that.
Well it has been two years, do we know any more about how this oil performs in a PD?Due to the greater viscosity spread, it *may* not be as thick as the 5w40, or may not remain as thick in service, especially in a PD.
My God, this oil looks like a good one. I just looked at the UOA on page 1. This oil is still fit for use at 26000 kilometers. If you look at the make up of the additive package in the oil condition area, the differences I see and the reason this oil can keep going over the 5w-40 T6 is the detergent make up.I am more curious as to why such "desire" to find and/or use this grade over the tried and true 5/40 flavor. It might be more of a concern in areas that routinely get down to >-50 below but really?
Where I live, it gets down to -35*C every winter and sometimes -40*C, so i figure the 0 weight is an advantage there. But also, I buy the stuff by the pail for my 7.3 so it just makes it simpler to stock one type instead of two.I am more curious as to why such "desire" to find and/or use this grade over the tried and true 5/40 flavor. It might be more of a concern in areas that routinely get down to >-50 below but really?