5w-30/10w-30/10w-40 Oil recommendation

**Lyle** · February 9th, 2014 05:41 PM

My ride is a vios with around 69k kms. Usual travel is from Las Pinas to Paranaque (around one hour drive back and forth) during weekdays. Been using DGU multigrade mineral oil 15w-40 for two consecutive OCIs pero pansin ko lumakas FC ko. Maybe the oil is too thick but aside from that satisfied ako sa DGU kasi mastahimik engine ko, high detergents and since malapot siya not worried sa any oil leaks. But other than that, I think my car can have the same, if not better benefits running on FS oil or at least semi synthetic.

So my questions are:

1. Considering the mileage of my car, is it okay to go back using to using FS or semi synthetic oil from mineral oil?

2. What is the best oil to use in terms of getting good FC and wear protection? 5w-30/10w-30/10w-40?

**chookchakchenes** · February 9th, 2014 06:26 PM

If 1.5 automatic yung vios mo eh hindi talaga matipid sa fuel yan.

Pero pag 1.3 kahit manual or matic eh matipdi dapat.

At kung gagamit ka ng malabnaw na oil at tumipid yung fuel consumption mo eh baka 0.5 to 1km lang ang dagdag. Matuwa ka na tahimik ang engine mo.

Personally, pinakamababa viscosity na gagamtin ko 10w40. Ayoko ng 5w30 or 10w30 dito sa philippines. at lalo hindi ako gagamit ng 0w20.

**Lyle** · February 9th, 2014 06:39 PM

Bale sir 1.5g manual naman po si vios.

I was thinking rin na 10w40 na viscosity kaso wala ako mahanap na FS oil na ganito yung viscosity. Meron po ako nakita na semi-synthetic Caltex Havoline 10w40 but I don't see any reviews on this oil.

Recommended ba magstay nalang sa DGU na 15w40? My guess is yung malakas na FC is nanggagaling sa startup kasi masyadong mabigat yung 15w?

**chookchakchenes** · February 9th, 2014 06:55 PM

Ok ang mineral at semi-synthetic basta ci-4/sL rating. Mag zic up 10w40 ka.

**Lyle** · February 9th, 2014 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by chookchakchenes

Ok ang mineral at semi-synthetic basta ci-4/sL rating. Mag zic up 10w40 ka.

Zic UP intended for diesel engines. Pede po sa gasoline engines to? Upon research Zic A- yung 10w40 na for engines

**chookchakchenes** · February 9th, 2014 07:05 PM

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Pwede zic up 10w40.. Check mo yung delo gold ultra na gamit mo pang diesel talaga ang marketing pero pwede din sa gasoline engine.

**Lyle** · February 9th, 2014 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by chookchakchenes

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Pwede zic up 10w40.. Check mo yung delo gold ultra na gamit mo pang diesel talaga ang marketing pero pwede din sa gasoline engine.

Thanks sir chookchakchenes.

Btw sir, Zic has no FS oil with viscosity of 10w40? The Zic up you recommended is a diesel oil hence it's only mineral? Does it have high level of detergents like the DGU?

**chookchakchenes** · February 9th, 2014 07:19 PM

Wala 10w40 na fully-synthetic. Pero meron yung zic xq 5w40 pero api grade SM/CF.

Ang zic up semi synthetic. Group 3 base oil gamit ng zic. Basta ci-4/sL or ch-4/sJ mataas additive/cleaning properties.

Pero sa vios mo hindi ka ata pwede sa sJ. Check mo car manual if ano api rating para sa vios mo.

**Lyle** · February 9th, 2014 07:28 PM

At least SL rating po yung sa vios sir. CI-4/SL naman yung nirecommend niyong Zic Up so I guess pede ito. Any idea if cat con safe po siya, 1200 or below yung ZDDP content ni Zic Up? Sorry dami kong tanong hehe.

**chookchakchenes** · February 9th, 2014 10:41 PM

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Oo pwede. Sa nabasa ko sa bob is the oil guy and poster dvldoc, pag ci-4/sL hindi lalagpas yung zinc ng 1200. Ang ch-4/sj wala limit sa zinc kaya may formulation na lagpas 1500