Another oil thread...
05-02-2005, 10:11 PM
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Another oil thread... Wondering if you can tell what oil was put in the car the previous oil change.
Just bought a 2000 Trans Am and plan on putting GC 0w30 in the car but I would like to know what was put in before.....thanks.
Just bought a 2000 Trans Am and plan on putting GC 0w30 in the car but I would like to know what was put in before.....thanks.
05-03-2005, 08:34 AM
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If you take an oil sample, you can often figure out what oil it was based on it's additive breakdown. But it could get tricky if the previous owner used one oil at the beginning of the interval but then topped it up with a different oil.
05-03-2005, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Patman
If you take an oil sample, you can often figure out what oil it was based on it's additive breakdown. But it could get tricky if the previous owner used one oil at the beginning of the interval but then topped it up with a different oil.
05-04-2005, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by OneMeanZ
YOu do you go about taking an oil sample??