Anyone else notice all oil 10w30 seams thin?

[cj's mopar]

I been working on cars since the 1980s
I have never seen brand name oils seam so thin ? Like water thin?
Seams like oil companya.are not giving you what you are buying .
10w30 was never like 0w20 wtf is going on?

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Interesting, I was thinking the same thing about some 80/90 gear oil I recently bought.

 

[toolmanmike]

I been working on cars since the 1980s
I have never seen brand name oils seam so thin ? Like water thin?
Seams like oil companya.are not giving you what you are buying .
10w30 was never like 0w20 wtf is going on?

Could be. Was it a synthetic or semi synthetic?

 

[YY1]

Is it "w" where you live?

 

[cj's mopar]

Is it "w" where you live?

Not quite , synthetic 10W30 V o line

 

[YY1]

I meant winter.

10 w

 

[cj's mopar]

I meant winter.

10 w

Cold but not quite winter I said

 

[MIKESPOLARA]

I been working on cars since the 1980s
I have never seen brand name oils seam so thin ? Like water thin?
Seams like oil companya.are not giving you what you are buying .
10w30 was never like 0w20 wtf is going on?

10w30 is thin oil. 10wt oil with temp additives

 

[PlymCrazy]

Synthetic and semi-synthetic have a noticeable difference in fluidity when pouring it seems. I thought it was just me. I attribute that difference to those types being far more common these days. In my mind I'm still contrasting it with the conventional oils that used to dominate the shelves of the automotive section.

 

[cj's mopar]

Synthetic and semi-synthetic have a noticeable difference in fluidity when pouring it seems. I thought it was just me. I attribute that difference to those types being far more common these days. In my mind I'm still contrasting it with the conventional oils that used to dominate the shelves of the automotive section.

I agree with you when I recall working on dealership the 10W30 poured way slower then any 10w30 I buy today. I left dealer I 2008.