[s-cars] Re: Mobil 1 0W40

[Pram]

Russ:

I have the same experience with M1 0W-40.  Less oil consumption than M1
15W-50.

Even in Ca summer, when the engine is at operating temperature, the oil
pressure gauge is going to show slightly below the 2 Bar line with the
0W-40 and right at the 2 Bar line with the 15W-50.  Several years ago
when I was using Castrol Syntec 5W-50,  once in a while I will get the
low oil pressure warning light at idle usually after several WOT runs.

Pram
92S4


On Sunday, March 2, 2003, at 03:21 PM, Russ Panneton wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Mar 2003 14:36:09 -0800, "Brian @ TouchTech Systems"
> <brian at touchtechsystems.com> wrote:
>
>> "I've heard that claim... even during the days of 5W-30... the older
>> engines came with factory recommendations of using thick oil anyway, so
>> I'd say stick to what the factory recommends... the newer cars have
>> much
>> tighter cylinder tolerances, and hence can handle thin oil.
>>
>> Eliot"
>
> So, anyone with an oil pressure gauge using the 0w40 Mobil1 care to
> share
> their oil pressure readings?  I'm running the 0w40 in my 1995.5 S6 for
> the
> winter -- it sure lets the turbo spool quicker than 15w50!  But I have
> a clock
> instead of an oil pressure gauge...  I am seeing LESS oil consumption
> w/ the
> 0w40...
>
> Russ
>
> --
> Russ Panneton                          russ at s-cars.org
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