Engine oil

[Abba]

im driving a 16 yr old coming 17 car. just change my oil in feb. b4 the change and flush i was using cxxxxxe 5W40. when hit 4k the oil very black and dirty liao. den flush that time. the car like lao sai like that. problem is before i change to cxx xxxe i also flush liao. conclusion is mechanic say this oil not good for my car.

 

then he tell me try OWS multilight 10W40. change liao now clock 3K+ the oil still like swee swee. slightly brown only. then FC and power much better than usual.

 

in my opinion the oil is bad. change it.

 

after try OWS i would say highly recommended. some might have other opinions. heard redline, amsoil and royal purple not bad. u might wanna try it out. im not really a supporter of commercialise products like M1, SHU and Castrol. so if asked me i wont used those.i think they over price liaoz.

 

hahaha, this oil not again pls. If the oil is so good then Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi all the German car manufacturer with put this "German" oil in the car and ship them out. I can't even find it in my recent trip to Canada, US & Jpn.

[Lokech34]

Hi there,

Need help! What is the difference among these labelling on the type of oil grade.

 

0W40 , 5W40 & 10W40 ?

 

My ride is very new less than 10 months.

[Robo]

read back the previous posts.... u will find em there

[Colin03]

you can use either 0W40 or 5W40 oil.

 

explanation as :

 

Multi-weight oils (such as 10W-30) are a new invention made possible by adding polymers to oil. The polymers allow the oil to have different weights at different temperatures. The first number indicates the viscosity of the oil at a cold temperature, while the second number indicates the viscosity at operating temperature. This page from the Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ offers the following very interesting description of how the polymers work:

 

At cold temperatures, the polymers are coiled up and allow the oil to flow as their low numbers indicate. As the oil warms up, the polymers begin to unwind into long chains that prevent the oil from thinning as much as it normally would. The result is that at 100 degrees C, the oil has thinned only as much as the higher viscosity number indicates. Another way of looking at multi-vis oils is to think of a 20W-50 as a 20 weight oil that will not thin more than a 50 weight would when hot.

 

The above from auto.howstuffworks

 

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[Jkcs]

hahaha, this oil not again pls. If the oil is so good then Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi all the German car manufacturer with put this "German" oil in the car and ship them out. I can't even find it in my recent trip to Canada, US & Jpn.

 

OWS EO really no good meh? Pls give comments if possbile, be it good or not ones because I am thinking of using this brand for my next servicing. Thks!