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Pennzoil ultra platinum 5w-30 in my 2016. Will use it in wife's 2025 when warranty is done.
Honestly, any brand should be okay as long as you change your oil every 5k miles. Personally I run Penz ultra plat. I never burn oil with it and my engine sounds quieter than it did w/ Mobil 1.
Pros: engine sounds quieter
Cons: never burn oil
Vehicle:
Lexus GS
Mileage: 5000 km
Put about 300K on two different M54's so far. Originally Mobil1/Castrol 0W30 (that was the original BMW recommendation in early 2000s), eventually switched to Pennzoil Euro 5W40 for oil leak reduction.
Pros: oil leak reduction
Vehicle:
BMW
Mileage: 300000 km
I switched to Pennzoil Ultra Platinum full synthetic made from natural gas. Oil consumption is 1/2qt in 5K.
Pros: reduced oil consumption
Mileage: 8047 km
I flip between Pennzoil Ultra Platinum and Motul depending on if I choose to order ahead of time or just do it when I feel like.
Pros: Easily available
Pennzoil Platinum Ultra is also commonly used/recommended instead of the Motul and is cheaper.
Pros: commonly used, cheaper
I always use Penzoil Ultra Platinum and have never had an issue.
Pros: no issues
Vehicle:
Subaru
I’ve switched to Pennzoil and I’ve noticed I went from burning about ~1 quart between 5k mile changes to barely burning anything. It seems like my motor is a little happier with it based on it not making such a racket but that might just be confirmation bias
Pros: less oil burning
Cons: confirmation bias
Mileage: 8046 km
Both oils are very good as long as they meet the 502.00 VW specifications. I'm in FL and I use 5w-40 pennzoil euro for all my turbo VWs.
Pros: oils are very good
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I used Valvoline synthetic in my first SHO, and I am using Mobile 1 in my latest SHO. I tried Pennzoil in my 5.0 (Windsor) and all the lifters started clattering.
Cons: lifters started clattering
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