88 oil question ????
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From: DFW texas
88 oil question ????
i had a post about some oil burning but then i realized i forgot to ask this.
i have recently bough my first 88, l98, cam, bored heads, exaust, ect.
the owner told me he's been using 10/30 mobile 1 synthetic ?
does this sound like the best choice of the type of oil to be using in this car ?
let me know, thanks
i have recently bough my first 88, l98, cam, bored heads, exaust, ect.
the owner told me he's been using 10/30 mobile 1 synthetic ?
does this sound like the best choice of the type of oil to be using in this car ?
let me know, thanks
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From: One day you're a Comet...the next day you're dust... Arkansas
The 1988 manual did not call for synthetic oil, but Mobil 1 is fine. I use 5w-30 syn blend in my 1989. Mobil 1 is the recommend oil in LT1 engines. I have found no need for full synthetic in my L98.
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It sounds like the engine was rebuilt, new bearings at least. You have no idea how close the tolerances were set selecting an oil viscosity is almost a crap shoot. If the previous owner was using 10/30 Mobile and it worked I would stay with it. Don't try to fix something that is not broke.
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From: DFW texas
yeah but
well i noticed it burns oil, iv owned it about 2 months and iv already had to add a quart.
so i wondered if it was cause of using 10/30 mobile 1 synthetic.
the 88 owners manual doesnt say synthetic.
its a l98, automatic, cam, port heads, full exaust.
thanks all
so i wondered if it was cause of using 10/30 mobile 1 synthetic.
the 88 owners manual doesnt say synthetic.
its a l98, automatic, cam, port heads, full exaust.
thanks all
