[Z06] First oil change
Sep 10, 2005 | 04:00 PM
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,589
Likes: 1
From: St. Louis MO
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
First oil change
I went ahead and gave her some new oil today. I had 10% left but couldn't wait. All went smooth cleaned the underneath while I had her on the lift. Mobil 1 5w30 and a fram filter.
Sep 10, 2005 | 06:22 PM
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 6,984
Likes: 0
From: Central Coast CA
Changing the oil at 10% is fine but I wouldn't have used the Fram oil filter.
Sep 10, 2005 | 09:18 PM
Racer
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 477
Likes: 0
From: Wichita Kansas Kansas
Sep 10, 2005 | 09:58 PM
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 20,933
Likes: 905
From: salem OR
Quote:
Originally Posted by shepsvettes
wix and castrol
Sep 10, 2005 | 10:13 PM
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,196
Likes: 4
From: Latham NY
take it off and put on a K&N filter flows 3x more oil per min then fram
Sep 11, 2005 | 12:48 AM
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 6,984
Likes: 0
From: Central Coast CA
At the very least put an OEM oil filter on and junk that Fram.
Sep 11, 2005 | 10:02 PM
Premium Supporting Vendor
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 5,364
Likes: 38
From: King George VA
Quote:
Originally Posted by Z06 Steve
take it off and put on a K&N filter flows 3x more oil per min then fram
But... the K&N sacrifices filtration for that flow, which is a tradeoff.
This guy's filter study has some interesting data:
www.oilfilterstudy.com
The
AMSOIL SDF Oil Filter provides a good balance of filtration vs flow. Part number for the LS1/LS2/LS6 is SDF32.
Sep 11, 2005 | 10:10 PM
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,589
Likes: 1
From: St. Louis MO
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
The fram was not my first choice the auto parts store had no other filter for a corvette. This is a dd and I will get a case oems long before next change.
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Sep 11, 2005 | 10:11 PM
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 6,984
Likes: 0
From: Central Coast CA
What auto store doesn't have AC Delco oil filters for the Corvette?