What brand of oil are you using in your truck?

[HondaHawkGT]

I had a thin layer but not a clump. Find anything in the oil filter?

[fondupot]

Just changed my oil this weekend. Went with Amsoil Signature 0W20 again. This interval was 6800 miles. OLM had about 12% life left. I'll be sending in an oil sample to Blackstone to have it analyzed.

 

Also, I found on the tip of my magnetic drain plug, I had about half a pea sized clump of fine metal particles that it caught.

[redwngr]

All of you that are saying you use Mobil 1 0w20...are you meaning Mobil 1 Extended Performance? There is no regular Mobil 1 in the 0w20 flavor.

Exxon Mobil has both Mobil 1 0w20 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20 on the Dexos approved list:

 

http://www.centerforqa.com/dexos-brand1/

[Wheelie]

Mobil1 10w30

 

wee

[HondaHawkGT]

Are you really running 10w30 in your 2016 truck? Not a good idea...

[ChevyMan2015]

Exxon Mobil has both Mobil 1 0w20 and Mobil 1 Extended Performance 0w20 on the Dexos approved list:

 

http://www.centerforqa.com/dexos-brand1/

 

 

That's weird, because there is no regular Mobil 1 in 0w20, just EP and Advanced Fuel Economy. The regular Mobil 1 is only in these weights: 0w40, 5w20, 5w30, 5w50, 10w30, and 15w50

 

https://mobiloil.com/en/motor-oils/mobil-1/mobil-1

[Shu]

M1 EP and Bosch or M1 Oil Filter.

[white1500]

Has anyone run Total here in the states? I've seen ads for them here in Arizona lately. They're the norm pretty much everywhere Renaults are sold.

[gmcleer]

Mobil 1 0w20 and mobil filter, first at 775 miles then when 20% on oil monitor, 19k on truck

[redhot1.4]

Mobil 1 0w20 have ran for the last 10yrs even in my muscle car

Seems like Mobil 1 is winning this thread

[CptMcSaug]

Are you really running 10w30 in your 2016 truck? Not a good idea...

 

If he has a 4.3 then He should be fine.

[awright2009]

Hmm, didnt realize these new engines called for such thin oil. Is it to save fuel economy at the price of engine durability? Or would bad things happen if one ran thicker oil? -- I'm use to putting in 30w oil and would like to continue doing so if it means better engine protection at the cost of fuel economy

 

In terms of brand on my old truck I went with whats cheapest (and if you look at engine data you will see that brand doesnt matter as much as changing it when it needs changing) -- But so far my corvette has only gotten mobil 1 full synthetic (not a synthetic blend)

 

 

Edit: just checked the corvette manual (same engine as 6.2L available for silverados) and they recommend SAE 5W-30 for normal driving and 15W-50 for track events, which makes me think this is about fuel economy more so than durability

[HondaHawkGT]

I would be more inclined to go to a 0w-30 over a 5w-30.

[CadillacLuke24]

One thing with the lighter oils is that they can clear tighter tolerances, however that may help.

 

Once I've torched through my freebies, I will run QS full synthetic and a purolator boss filter.