Oil Type Question
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From: 1994 LT1 Coupe 6-speed with FX3 & 2000 LS1 Vert 6-Speed with F45 Hunterdon County, NJ
use monitor, but never more than 1 yr, 10k miles regardless
Originally Posted by shannanl
Thanks for the info. It does get below zero here so I will stay with the 5W. I have heard horror stories of guys switching types. I will give it a go. One other thing. Do you guys rely on the car to tell you when to change oil or do you change it at 3000 miles? My driving type is probably normal. No racing or extended hard driving.
Thanks,
Shannan
Thanks,
Shannan
with Talon's info from the manual, just remember the fine print -- NEVER more than 1 year or 10K miles, regardless of the oil monitor system.There's one other section of the manual (at least in both of ours) that should also be remembered.
It says "The (oil life) system won't detect dust in the oil. So, if you drive in a dusty area, be sure to change your oil and filter every 3,000 miles (5,000 km) or sooner if the CHANGE OIL SOON message appears. Remember to reset the system whenever the oil is changed."
Of course the term 'dusty area' is really subjective, even New York City streets have dust! Thankfully, since we do not typically drive ours more than 3k/year anyway (garage queens), it's moot, cause they gets changed at/less than 3k, anyway.
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I don't even drive mine 3,000 miles a year (I know, 
) but when I do change oil it's Mobil Synthetic 5W-30.
) but when I do change oil it's Mobil Synthetic 5W-30.
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Thanks for the advice. I noticed the dust warning in the owners manual. There is not much dust here. There is a bunch of pollen in the air during the Spring. I might just have it changed more often during the spirng. Heck a few bucks on an oil change is well worth keeping the car running good.
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Originally Posted by theadmiral94
The subtle advantage of 10w30 oil is it may not contain Viscosity Index builders which are a less-than desireable additive (but required with anything lower than a 10w oil).
