Oil and Filter preferences

[gtpinsc]

royal purple 10-30 in summer... 5-30 winter, K and N or mobil 1 filter whichever one is cheaper.

 

[Odi]

Mobil 1 Filter and 5-30w winter / 10-30 summer Castrol GTX every 3000-3500 miles.

 

[Bio248]

lmao You read my mind, just not the 10W-40 part. 10W40 = :th_skull: in WI But then again pure syn might be ok in that weight

i ran 10w40 all the time in my car to keep my oil pressures up high where i wanted them. no problems ever with it.

10w-40 is too thick for newer engines. The celerances are too tight.

nah, its fine.



i always ran store brand dino oil and fram filters on my car and it ran like a top. i think anyone that seriously buys synthetic and runs it all the time is a complete sucker. these motors take anything so long as the oil gets no water in it or you run it low (or lose oil pressure). screw a $50 oil change, ill do mine for $20.

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

...we keep the better Frams...

Oxymoron...Fram is junk no matter which version you choose.

If you want a cheap oil change, go with Wal-Mart SuperTech...some of the better oil and filters out there, and definitely the best bang/buck.

I use Mobil 1 oil and filters.

 

[matt5112]

Oxymoron...Fram is junk no matter which version you choose.

Was a joke really. :th_thumbsup-wink:

True, I can confirm that. I have extrapolated my OLM a few times and it always puts me at ~9k mile oil changes. My personal worry is that I don’t see many oils that advertize 10k oil changes. But at the same time I do know GM fully stands by their OLM. Even thought they use a fairly robust algorithm for the OLM, it can’t compensate for all the variables.:th_computerproblem:

Its kinda funny that honda uses this system now. I was talking to a honda owner about it and he swears by the Honda OLM but wouldn't trust the GM for anything. :th_jester:

 

[ZR1Vette09]

True, I can confirm that. I have extrapolated my OLM a few times and it always puts me at ~9k mile oil changes. My personal worry is that I don’t see many oils that advertize 10k oil changes. But at the same time I do know GM fully stands by their OLM. Even thought they use a fairly robust algorithm for the OLM, it can’t compensate for all the variables.:th_computerproblem:

yeah. The only harm that will come from doing an early oil change is to my wallet. I can deal with that

 

[97gtsc]

I use shell rotella t synthetic 5-40 and the larger wix filter changed at 5k miles

 

[djrepoman]

10w40 royal purple eith the larger k&n filter for the 4.3 l in the blazers. ( and yes I know the dangers of motor mounts failures and bigger filters)

 

[Madness]

I use the NAPA Gold 1036 oil filter. They are 40% off right now as they are every spring. I buy enough for a year. I use conv 10w-30 Napa in the spring through fall or so and switch to 5w-30 for the MN winters. Their oil is also on sale now for $1.99/qt.

 

[Warhellride]

On my GP, I used RP 10W-30 with Pure One filters.

To the people running extended oil change intervals, I'd highly recommend using a synthetic/fleece filter. Several German car owners with extended oil change intervals (over 10,000 mi) have seen the paper filters disintegrate. I don't know if anybody here plans on going that long, but I've seen some people on other GP forums who get oil analysis going 15-20k mi between oil changes.

Here's a pretty informative site describing most filters on the market:
Oil Filters Revealed - MiniMopar Resources

A lot of the more expensive "high end" filters are made by the same companies using the same materials as less expensive filters. For example, here's what they have to say about the K&N filters:

K&N It's a white Mobil 1 filter with a nut welded to the back. It's made by Champion Labs using what I call their "performance" design instead of the "Ecore". Save the $2-$3 plus shipping and get the Mobil 1.

 

[matt5112]

On my GP, I used RP 10W-30 with Pure One filters.

To the people running extended oil change intervals, I'd highly recommend using a synthetic/fleece filter. Several German car owners with extended oil change intervals (over 10,000 mi) have seen the paper filters disintegrate. I don't know if anybody here plans on going that long, but I've seen some people on other GP forums who get oil analysis going 15-20k mi between oil changes.

Here's a pretty informative site describing most filters on the market:
Oil Filters Revealed - MiniMopar Resources

A lot of the more expensive "high end" filters are made by the same companies using the same materials as less expensive filters. For example, here's what they have to say about the K&N filters:

this is why i'm excited my work is finally starting to carry the mobil filters.

Thanks for the link:th_thumbsup-wink:

 

[Haulero]

Well, the manual have two "options" severe and normal driver, severe drivers should change the oil every 3000 miles and normal driver should change the oil every 5000 miles. I fall into the severe driver category thats why I always change it every 3000 miles, I just started changing it every 2500 but that may be wasting money so I might go back to the 3000 miles lol Ya'll have different preferences I see, I always rather to use 10w30 high mileage oil but like I said before, now I have to get whatever is on special as long as it don't look bad quality!