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My car is a 2017 with 73,000 miles.
As I am entering the 6th year of ownership of the GT350 (2nd winter where it will be kept outdoors 24/7), I am considering switching to Motul 8100 X-Max 0w40. I use this oil in my GT3RS and I have been somewhat happy with it. My concern is the cold starts (which my car sees every single morning) in cold weather (10F or 20F) is putting a lot of strain on the engine until the oil becomes thinner (northeast region). Let's say between mid december till mid march, car will consistently see sub 20F cold starts, sometimes multiple times a day.
I read the whole "5w oil flows fine till -13F" argument so many times but I dont think its worth taking this risk every day. Also I dont drive the GT350 as hard as I used to anymore. Car doesnt see past 6500 rpm as much as it used to.
If I dont exceed 6500 rpm throughout the winter seasons, do you think 0w40 is a good idea?
The lead content of my oil samples have been a roller coaster since 48,000 miles where in the last sample they skyrocketed to 38 ppm. I think these cold starts is partly to blame to this. I dont think the thick oil is getting into the bearings as quickly as possible.
The other thing I can try is ceratec additive. People posted saying ceratec cured their typewriter tick even piston slap - which my car has had both since pretty much brand new.
I need to make sure engine survives until my cayenne gets here as I have no other car for daily duty and I am literally cringing every time I start the car in the morning wondering "if today is the day" the engine goes kaboom lol.
As I am entering the 6th year of ownership of the GT350 (2nd winter where it will be kept outdoors 24/7), I am considering switching to Motul 8100 X-Max 0w40. I use this oil in my GT3RS and I have been somewhat happy with it. My concern is the cold starts (which my car sees every single morning) in cold weather (10F or 20F) is putting a lot of strain on the engine until the oil becomes thinner (northeast region). Let's say between mid december till mid march, car will consistently see sub 20F cold starts, sometimes multiple times a day.
I read the whole "5w oil flows fine till -13F" argument so many times but I dont think its worth taking this risk every day. Also I dont drive the GT350 as hard as I used to anymore. Car doesnt see past 6500 rpm as much as it used to.
If I dont exceed 6500 rpm throughout the winter seasons, do you think 0w40 is a good idea?
The lead content of my oil samples have been a roller coaster since 48,000 miles where in the last sample they skyrocketed to 38 ppm. I think these cold starts is partly to blame to this. I dont think the thick oil is getting into the bearings as quickly as possible.
The other thing I can try is ceratec additive. People posted saying ceratec cured their typewriter tick even piston slap - which my car has had both since pretty much brand new.
I need to make sure engine survives until my cayenne gets here as I have no other car for daily duty and I am literally cringing every time I start the car in the morning wondering "if today is the day" the engine goes kaboom lol.
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