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Stop Guessing—Engine Oil Explained: What 0W-20, API SP, and ACEA C6 Actually Mean

Engine oil is the lifeblood of an engine, directly influencing its longevity, efficiency, and performance. Yet many drivers ...
Business Wire

ExxonMobil Introduces SAE 0W-20 Viscosity Motor Oil to Mobil 1 Extended Performance Product Line

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Responding to an increasing number of automotive manufacturers recommending lower viscosity motor oils, ExxonMobil recently added SAE 0W-20 viscosity to its Mobil 1 ...
CCJ

0W-20 oil in a truck? It's possible, if not likely

Battery electric will have to wait its turn. In the chase for reduced emissions, the government and truck and engine manufacturers aren't done refining the diesel engine. Greenhouse Gas Phase 2 ...
Houston Chronicle

(BW) ExxonMobil Reintroduces Mobil 1 0W-20 Motor Oil; Synthetic Mobil 1 0W-20 Provides Outstanding Protection for Newer Vehicles and Hybrids

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2006--As consumers continue to place high importance on fuel economy, the demand for hybrid and smaller gasoline-powered vehicles is on the rise. To meet the ...
Consumer Reports

Fuel economy race brings expensive oil to inexpensive cars

Lately, we've seen a proliferation of cars in our test program that require extra-thin 0W-20-weight synthetic oil. And while this was pretty exotic engine lubricant just a couple of years ago, the ...
GM Authority

Poll: What Oil Viscosity Will Be Used In GM Next-Gen V8 Engines?

GM Authority has been busy serving up several exclusive details on the next-gen GM Small Block V8, but now, we're wondering - ...
JSTOR Daily

Development of Low Viscosity API SN 0W-16 Fuel-Saving Engine Oil Considering Chain Wear Performance

ABSTRACT A low viscosity API SN 0W-16 engine oil was developed to achieve a 0.5% improvement in fuel efficiency over the current GF-5/API SN 0W-20 oil. Oil consumption and engine wear are the main ...
GM Authority

GM L87 Recall: Will 0W-40 Engine Oil Impact Fuel Economy?

As covered extensively in the past, General Motors is recalling nearly 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. in order to address a supplier-level defect affecting the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline ...