New Oil Requirements for 2014 Motors 0W-20

[Z45]

This ought to stir the pot......

 

I heard from someone who works in parts that the upcoming new trucks will require 0W20 DEXOS1 engine oil..

[Carder09]

Wow, must be all that aluminum. Just a guess.

[oldscsc]

They're going to a lighter weight oil for increased fuel economy.

[Chris]

That weight is what BMW, Audi, and I think MB uses

 

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[j-ten-ner]

That weight is what BMW, Audi, and I think MB uses

 

 

lol

[Chris]

A lot of European manufacturers have switched to that weight already. It was a matter of time before it was common with everyone

 

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[kstruckcountry]

So the truck won't blow up if you run 5w-30 will it?

[Chris]

Why run anything other than recommended oil on a brand new truck? It gets pretty hot here and some people run thicker oil, but in the newer trucks, mine included, I don't see the point to go with anything other than a synthetic 5w-30. We put 15w-40 in my brother's 4Runner, but that is because it has 340k on it and burns a little off.

 

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[Black02Silverado]

Fuel economy is what they are after, just like Ford, Honda, and Toyota that run 0w-20 oil. I have ran it in my 02 Silverado and I didn't see any difference in mpg and the oil analysis all came back the same as if I was running 5w-30. It will not be long before 5w-20 will be the main oil like 5w-30 is now.

[Chris]

When I was a lube guy at Walmart about a year and a half ago, 90% of the Fords 99-current called for 5w-20. Most of them were F-150's and Expeditions

 

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[RyanbabZ71]

our toyota van requires 0W-20

[Z45]

GM - "We're not happy until you're not happy"

[tobias]

Why do people bitch about things like this?

 

Buy the bottles with oil in them, put them in the truck at your next oil change, drive, then repeat later. Are these bottles heavier? Do they have the spouts on the side? Is there something I am missing?

[Black02Silverado]

Some people don't like change.

[Black02Silverado]

There are a few 5w-20's showing up on the official dexos list and on 0w-20.