0w20 vs 5w20 Oil - What’s the Difference? (Which is Better for Your Car?)

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @TheSavvyProfessor
    @TheSavvyProfessor  5 месяцев назад +3

    Please note that even though both 0w20 and 5w20 have a viscosity of 20 at operating temperature, the viscocity of 0w20 is 0 in cold temperatures while that of 5w20 is 5 in cold temperatures. Therefore, there is a difference.

    • @dakotahodge7189
      @dakotahodge7189 2 месяца назад

      That’s not true lol it’s based off climate and your particular region I have had even the dealership tell me to go to a 5w in a hotter climate lol

  • @Ktakit_ktakit-ktakit-443
    @Ktakit_ktakit-ktakit-443 10 дней назад +1

    كانت سيارتي تصدر صوت مزعج عند تشغيلها نوع سنتافي امريكي ٢٠٠٨ وغيرت ل زيت 0w20 وصار الوضع مختلف خفت القرقعه اثناء التشغيل الي ٩٧ بالميه انه جيد جيد جيد من اليمن ابوراشد ❤

  • @ChiNguyen-wf1qt
    @ChiNguyen-wf1qt 2 месяца назад +4

    I.can only speak for myself. I mix 10w30 and 5w30 and 5w20 together during oil change. My ford f150 still running strong at 250000 miles

  • @elantra45
    @elantra45 7 месяцев назад +12

    At operating temp they are the same viscosity. So much misinformation.

  • @claiborneeastjr4129
    @claiborneeastjr4129 Месяц назад +2

    Use whatever the owner's manual requires. No need to do otherwise. I have three vehicles. One uses 0-20; one 5w - 30, and the other 10w-30. Why would anyone want to deviate from the owner's manual?

  • @aaronthedj12
    @aaronthedj12 8 месяцев назад +15

    You mean Zero w 20 , not Oh w20??

    • @devilishworld4259
      @devilishworld4259 7 месяцев назад +4

      Americans have difficulty recognizing the difference between a letter and a number. 😁😁😁!

    • @niyiayoolatitus4260
      @niyiayoolatitus4260 5 месяцев назад

      Lol

  • @zainrei4917
    @zainrei4917 3 месяца назад

    5w-20 and 10w-40 would still offer the same protection in hot summer as long as the engine cooling system is at good operating condition. Especially when the car is just a daily driver and does not operate at extreme conditions.

  • @kkhalifah1019
    @kkhalifah1019 Год назад +3

    Question: I live in the tropics where there's no winter and the ambient temp hovers around 30-deg C all year round. So does this whole 0W vs 5W argument even matter?

    • @seanm2216
      @seanm2216 11 месяцев назад

      Great question. The video actually answered your question at 2:15.

    • @JeremyJesuit-f3i
      @JeremyJesuit-f3i 8 месяцев назад +1

      No, just you canola

    • @AlexV-pf3io
      @AlexV-pf3io 7 месяцев назад

      Then get SAE 30. But nights still probably comparably colder, so 5(10) W30 is ok

  • @kolbpilot
    @kolbpilot 7 месяцев назад +1

    I'd only use 0w20 if it was consistently below zero for long periods at a time.

  • @andrewwmacfadyen6958
    @andrewwmacfadyen6958 5 месяцев назад +1

    Not a huge difference between 0w-20 and 5w-20 unless it is really well below freezing. When considering oil grades think in Centigrade temperatures 0c and 100c as these are the temperatures for the cold start and hot end tests.

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato2673 11 месяцев назад +1

    Folks, look at the chart and you'll get your answer. There is overlap between and among the various weights vis-a-vis temperature

    • @Robbie-g7r
      @Robbie-g7r 10 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly. I should use now 0W-20 according to Lexus but since I have all shelf in my garage of 5W-30 left from my old car, I use it. There's no deference. I don't live in Alaska, or even Canada.

    • @Hoonigan77
      @Hoonigan77 9 месяцев назад

      So I have a 2018 nissan Altima and I used 5w20 instead of 0w20 wouldn’t damage the engine would it?

  • @grabbag6314
    @grabbag6314 Год назад +2

    So would it be beneficial to use 0w20 in winter, then switch back to 5w20 in spring?

    • @jean-sebastienguay1282
      @jean-sebastienguay1282 11 месяцев назад

      Probably best to go with a 5w since it's more stable at higher temperature.

    • @grabbag6314
      @grabbag6314 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@jean-sebastienguay1282 i’d prefer cooking oil at a temperature of around 350-375, and i wanted to fry fish.

    • @AlexV-pf3io
      @AlexV-pf3io 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yes

    • @andrewwmacfadyen6958
      @andrewwmacfadyen6958 5 месяцев назад

      Not a huge difference in cold flow between a 0w oil and 5w oil unless you are in the really far north.
      At the hot end (100c) both have same viscosity.
      A 0w-20 will have more additives and be from more carefully selected feed stock than a 5w-20

  • @AdnanKhan-x6j2y
    @AdnanKhan-x6j2y 10 месяцев назад

    I live in partially cold and partially hot climate.
    Temperatures do fall below freezing in winter, and reach summer highs.
    I guess both will work in my case.❤😂🎉.

  • @steverugerguy9606
    @steverugerguy9606 Год назад +3

    I like 5w20 for more stability n less noack.😂

    • @jean-sebastienguay1282
      @jean-sebastienguay1282 11 месяцев назад +1

      What about the 0W30 in comparison to the 5W20?

    • @AlexV-pf3io
      @AlexV-pf3io 7 месяцев назад

      @@jean-sebastienguay1282wider range of use

    • @steverugerguy9606
      @steverugerguy9606 Месяц назад

      0w30 has a lot of VI improvers that can shear...​@@jean-sebastienguay1282

  • @johnfranklin5277
    @johnfranklin5277 5 месяцев назад +1

    O is a letter, 0 is a number.....lol.

  • @jean-sebastienguay1282
    @jean-sebastienguay1282 11 месяцев назад

    There must be an error. The 5W20 cold should be good down to at least -35 like the 5w30 and not -25.

  • @oghl888
    @oghl888 4 месяца назад

    0w-40 is even better

  • @ken_le
    @ken_le 4 месяца назад

    if your temp is not below 0 then they are the same😅

  • @andrewwmacfadyen6958
    @andrewwmacfadyen6958 5 месяцев назад

    Oh-w-20. Seriously ZERO-w-20

  • @jessebunker6062
    @jessebunker6062 Месяц назад

    Click bait, nothing of value in this report.

  • @terziev23
    @terziev23 8 месяцев назад +7

    You use whatever oil your vehicle is designed for. It’s not something you pick based on your location and climate

    • @AlexV-pf3io
      @AlexV-pf3io 7 месяцев назад +6

      Not true. Do not trust those who just obey governmental mandate to use whatever give you better fuel economy. For fuel economy use your mind how you drive. For the protection of an engine use oil that perform better at different temperatures. If would living in Alaska (or even Wisconsin) I could use 0W20(not 0W16), but here in S.Carolina in summer time I would use 5W30(specially Pure Synthetic - which only Amsoil sell it)

    • @Techraingeek
      @Techraingeek 5 месяцев назад +3

      My Corolla supports both 0W-20 and 5W-20. Says right on the cap.

    • @diesel09
      @diesel09 5 месяцев назад +2

      Tell that to the people that live way up north

    • @devenp.5508
      @devenp.5508 5 месяцев назад +6

      This comment was made by someone with very little understanding of engines and oil.

    • @andrewwmacfadyen6958
      @andrewwmacfadyen6958 5 месяцев назад +2

      A 0w-20 passes the SAE grade test specifications for 5w-20 but not the other way round.
      Equally a 5w-30 would pass SAE viscosity tests both hot and cold test for 5w-20

  • @amarendrakumar863
    @amarendrakumar863 Месяц назад

    0w20 and 5w20 engine protection is as fake as your english accent 😂😂

  • @oghl888
    @oghl888 4 месяца назад +1

    0w-30 is better