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IROCZBeast 06-28-2006 08:51 AM

Oil Reccommendation
 
I'm sure this is probably a common question but here it goes.

I'm about to do my first oil change since I bought the car. Who ever had the car first wrote down when they did the first three oil changes but then got lazy. The first two are castrol synthetic and the third one is mobil 1. I'm pretty sure when I bought the car the guy had said he was using mobil 1 synthetic.

I was looking to use mobil 1 synthetic now when I do my first oil change, it should be ok right?

I'm just thinking worst case scenario they started with synthetic and got lazy and stopped (which I doubt) would it be bad to go back to synthetic?

Oh and I geuss I should use 5w-30 right?

IROCZBeast 06-28-2006 09:00 AM

Oh and I geuss it takes about 5 quarts?

And what brand oil filter should I use?

BonzoHansen 06-28-2006 01:24 PM

Mobil 1 5-30 will be fine.

There are lots of opinions on oil & filters. Most end up pointing to Wix, Napa (made by wix) and the K&N filters, at least for gen 1 SBC. But I never had an issue with a Delco/GM or a Fram.

Tru2Chevy 06-28-2006 01:41 PM

Mobil 1 FTW. Buy it at Walmart - it's half the cost of buying it at a Mobil/Lukoil station....

- Justin

slugger27nj 06-28-2006 01:53 PM

I use Mobil 1, too, w/ K&N oil filters. I get the M1 at Costco.

BonzoHansen 06-28-2006 02:56 PM

Yeah, it is like $23 a case of 6 qts at Sams Club. I wish they'd carry the heavier stuff too.

IROCZBeast 06-28-2006 11:04 PM

Wish I read this before I gave autozone my money lol.

I ended up just doing Mobil 1 synthetic 5W-30 with an STP Filter

Thanks for the input though, next time I'll be at Wal-Mart

qwikz28 06-29-2006 01:12 PM

the ls1s seem to like the german weight of mobil 1 (0w40). i dont know how different lt1s are though

slasherbarb 06-29-2006 01:43 PM

i just did an oil change today...5 quarts of mobil 1 5w30 and a delco filter...have never used anything else since i got the car...

Tsar 06-29-2006 01:47 PM

10w30 here...

Tru2Chevy 06-29-2006 02:03 PM

I put M1 15w-50 in the beater.....

- Justin

Squirrel 07-01-2006 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwikz28
the ls1s seem to like the german weight of mobil 1 (0w40). i dont know how different lt1s are though

eltea's get great results with this too, i use it when i can find it with a k&n 3002 filter...go

Frosty 07-02-2006 12:27 PM

I bounce from Mobil 1 5w30, German Castrol 0w30 and right now I'm running Amsoil European 5w30

BlackBADaSS02 07-02-2006 08:05 PM

I use Royal Purple XPR 5W30

Ian 07-08-2006 12:01 AM

I run M1 10w-30 in my Jeep 8)

You'll be fine running 5w-30 in your car nick.


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