Which is best oil for my needs?

paulh260260 · 30th September 2021, 09:18

Guys

Hopefully I'm not opening a hornets nest here but, as its the winter service time, and my driving has changed this year, I'm seeking advice on the correct engine oil specifically for my own needs,so...

Most of my driving is now very short journeys, either 4M round trip on A roads or the occasional 8 mile motorway trip to pick up SWMBO.

As I intend to flush the engine and change the oil and filter every 6 months is there any reason to change from the recommended 10w/40 Mobil 2000 semi synth I normally use?

BTW its a 2.5 L petrol model with A/C which has done 64K miles.

Cheers

Paul

AndyN01 · 30th September 2021, 09:30

Go on then....

I'll put in my twopenneth....

Short answer - No.

Longer answer:

Yes. As you're now doing short journey's and it's through the winter I can't see any harm in using a 5W-30. My thinking goes like this:

1) 5W-30 is thinner so will move around the engine more quickly from cold and with such short journey's I'm not sure that everything will warm up completely.

2) We're moving into colder weather so it's a double whammy about the oil and engine getting up to full operating temperature.

Having said that, I run a diesel and don't know how quickly a V6 warms up but have been doing my own oil changes for more than 4 decades (who else remembers Duckhams Q?)

Very happy to hear from those with more technical knowledge

.

tourer · 30th September 2021, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyN01

Go on then....

I'll put in my twopenneth....

Short answer - No.

Longer answer:

As you're now doing short journey's and it's through the winter I can't see any harm in using a 5W-30. My thinking goes like this:

1) 5W-30 is thinner so will move around the engine more quickly from cold and with such short journey's I'm not sure that everything will warm up completely.

2) We're moving into colder weather so it's a double whammy about the oil and engine getting up to full operating temperature.

Having said that, I run a diesel and don't know how quickly a V6 warms up but have been doing my own oil changes for more than 4 decades (who else remembers Duckhams Q?)

Very happy to hear from those with more technical knowledge

.

I

I remember when Duckhams Q20/50 was 16 shillings and 9 pence per gallon from a tyre fitting place in Nottingham.
That's 84p for 4.55 litres for our younger readers.

Arctic · 30th September 2021, 10:12

Hi Paul.
Stick to using the 10W/40 as it is good for between -20c to 30c toping up or changing the oil it must meet the ACEA specs, in your case ACEA A2, oils of higher numerical specs can be used (eg ACEA A3 could be used in place of ACEA A2 for ZT 160 models, but oils of a lower numerical value must never be used.

On a diesel you could use 5W/30 in the winter months as the engines tend to take longer to get up to temp even more so on a short journey as you have listed

polinsteve · 4th October 2021, 10:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by tourer

I

I remember when Duckhams Q20/50 was 16 shillings and 9 pence per gallon from a tyre fitting place in Nottingham.
That's 84p for 4.55 litres for our younger readers.

It was always my oil of choice and the time I could fuel my Mk3 Zodiac for under £4.

gnu · 3rd October 2021, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyN01

Go on then....

... (who else remembers Duckhams Q?)

...

Why are you after some?

AndyN01 · 4th October 2021, 08:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnu

Why are you after some?

Oddly enough......

No

.

But I lost count of how many cans of the stuff I bought for my Mini (the real one with the "A" series engine

) over the years.

Ah, memory lane.

euro44 · 4th October 2021, 10:18

perhaps following advice from my era ( 1960 odd ) would help, cover the rad air intake so the engine heats up faster ??? some of our cars have fuel burning heaters fitted and that shoud do the required job. Rad covers used to be available for lots of 60 era cars with adjustable flaps to vary the amount of cold air being drawn in, kitchen foil over the grill has worked for me in the past.

grivas · 30th September 2021, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulh260260

Guys

Hopefully I'm not opening a hornets nest here but, as its the winter service time, and my driving has changed this year, I'm seeking advice on the correct engine oil specifically for my own needs,so...

Most of my driving is now very short journeys, either 4M round trip on A roads or the occasional 8 mile motorway trip to pick up SWMBO.

As I intend to flush the engine and change the oil and filter every 6 months is there any reason to change from the recommended 10w/40 Mobil 2000 semi synth I normally use?

BTW its a 2.5 L petrol model with A/C which has done 64K miles.

Cheers

Paul

Short and long answer is stay with the oil you are using, perfectly excellent, unless you live in Siberia, you can use a thinner oil, but I would not waste money.
Check in the driver's manual to see what was recommended and stick to that.

paulh260260 · 30th September 2021, 14:27

Thank for all the replies guys, as I've still got some 10W/40 it seems that will be OK

Paul

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AndyN01 This is my second home Toyota RAV4 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Tamworth Posts: 3,078 Thanks: 2,478 Thanked 1,579 Times in 968 Posts	Go on then.... I'll put in my twopenneth.... Short answer - No. Longer answer: Yes. As you're now doing short journey's and it's through the winter I can't see any harm in using a 5W-30. My thinking goes like this: 1) 5W-30 is thinner so will move around the engine more quickly from cold and with such short journey's I'm not sure that everything will warm up completely. 2) We're moving into colder weather so it's a double whammy about the oil and engine getting up to full operating temperature. Having said that, I run a diesel and don't know how quickly a V6 warms up but have been doing my own oil changes for more than 4 decades (who else remembers Duckhams Q?) Very happy to hear from those with more technical knowledge . __________________ Andy. http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ Last edited by AndyN01; 30th September 2021 at 09:50..

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euro44 Avid contributor mg zt-t 226th made from total of 396 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: chelmsford Posts: 155 Thanks: 175 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	perhaps following advice from my era ( 1960 odd ) would help, cover the rad air intake so the engine heats up faster ??? some of our cars have fuel burning heaters fitted and that shoud do the required job. Rad covers used to be available for lots of 60 era cars with adjustable flaps to vary the amount of cold air being drawn in, kitchen foil over the grill has worked for me in the past.