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The VW dealership i bought my '14 express from used 5w30 when they changed the oil, i have had no codes, oil pressure is 55 @ 60mph and 47@ idle.
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Well I ballsed out and today just got Pennzoil 20W to do my first oil change. It was also on special offer 22.59 for a 5quart at Walmart. Next time I'll do 30W.I'm gonna throw my take why they recommend 20w , its based on gas consumption. Just my opinion.
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No other reason {Cafe}!! Same goes for the New 16Wt that will be on the shelves soon!
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Well I ballsed out and today just got Pennzoil 20W to do my first oil change. It was also on special offer 22.59 for a 5quart at Walmart. Next time I'll do 30W.
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Yeah, you're so damn spot on. LOLLol you felt that evil knife of guilt twist inside you when you reached for the 5w30
Dont worry, once you do it you will wonder why you were every worried
@ Jmhm17 .
I edited my post #29 above to include an apology to you Sir for me being an Ass ....
I run 20W as the manual calls for it. Trying to keep that warranty intact. I do what I'm told, I put the lotion on the skin.
/not exactly, it says 5-20 it says if not available 5-30 so its a option but not what the recommend. Same as octane 89 but 87 if not availableThe manual says you can use 5w30.
Yeah nice post, but it shows the 30w penzoil rating no 20w data? I hazard a guess it will be a little lower.There was also a test done where a guy tested a bunch of oils for film strength, it is out on the internet for guys who want to look it up. It isn't a perfect test, but generally all of the 30 weight owned the top of the list. I will post the results just as some added info for guys interested. Most interesting, Penzoil Ultra came out on top. This was one guys findings on film strength testing a bunch of oils. Anything over 90,000 psi is great oil, but more interesting are oils that are way under that.
1. 5W30 Pennzoil Ultra, API SM = 115,612 psi
(No API SN available for this test)
2. 10W30 Lucas Racing Only = 106,505 psi
3. *** 5W30 Mobil 1, API SN = 105,875 psi
4. 0W30 Amsoil Signature Series 25,000 miles, API SN = 105,008 psi
5. 10W30 Valvoline NSL (Not Street Legal) Conventional Racing Oil = 103,846 psi
6. 5W50 Motorcraft, API SN = 103,517 psi
7. 10W30 Valvoline VR1 Conventional Racing Oil (silver bottle) = 103,505 psi
8. 10W30 Valvoline VR1 Synthetic Racing Oil, API SL (black bottle) = 101,139 psi
9. 5W30 Chevron Supreme conventional, API SN = 100,011 psi
10. 5W20 Castrol Edge with Titanium, API SN = 99,983 psi
11. 20W50 Castrol GTX conventional, API SN = 96,514 psi
12. 30 wt Red Line Race Oil = 96,470 psi
13. 0W20 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy, API SN = 96,364 psi
14. 5W30 Quaker State Ultimate Durability, API SN = 95,920 psi
15. 5W30 Castrol Edge with Titanium, API SN = 95,717 psi
16. 10W30 Joe Gibbs XP3 Racing Oil = 95,543 psi
17. 5W20 Castrol GTX conventional, API SN = 95,543 psi
18. 5W30 Castrol GTX conventional, API SN = 95,392 psi
19. 10W30 Amsoil Z-Rod Oil = 95,360 psi
20. 5W30 Valvoline SynPower, API SN = 94,942 psi
Under 70k PSI oils
45. 5W30 Motorcraft, API SN = 68,782 psi
zinc = 796 ppm
phos = 830 ppm
moly = 75 ppm
46. 10W30 Royal Purple HPS (High Performance Street) = 66,211 psi
zinc = 1774 ppm
phos = 1347 ppm
moly = 189 ppm
47. 10W40 Valvoline 4 Stroke Motorcycle Oil conventional, API SJ = 65,553 psi
zinc = 1154 ppm
phos = 1075 ppm
moly = 0 ppm
48. Royal Purple 10W30 Break-In Oil conventional = 62,931 psi
zinc = 1170 ppm
phos = 1039 ppm
moly = 0 ppm