Justinspears1994

I recently bought an 00 trans am just wanting to know opinions on which fluids are best to run in it (oil, etc) thanks

black sky

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2002 NHRA owner as well. I myself like amsoil products. Unfortunately it's a bit more pricey. This question will undoubtedly bring up tons of opinions and brands. My honest feeling is....as long as oil is changed in regular intervals, you should be good to go with most off the shelf oils. Not counting extreme racing situations.

Few choices to consider

*German castrol. European formula.
*Mobil 1
*Redline

Justinspears1994

I'm currently running mobil 1 full synthetic ... just didn't know if there was a better route to take. The car has been well maintained and I plan to keep it that way.

WS6 #3392

You have any pics?

Justinspears1994

Need4Camaro

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I use Valvoline High Mileage FULL synthetic. It is better for higher mileage motors than Mobil 1 is as its thicker

WS6 #3392

Good looking ride!

Justinspears1994

thanks man she's near perfect condition. I'm still working out a few small issues.

Need4Camaro

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It's an F-Body... it will NEVER be perfect ... but being the fastest thing in your neighborhood? different story.

98CayenneT/A

- Motor oil: Rotella T6 5w40

- Automatic Transmission fluid: Super Tech Dex VI

- Differential:
Auburn diff - Conventional 80w90 add bottle of AC Delco limited slip additive.
Torsen diff - Conventional 80w90

udienow

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Everyone will have their own opinion on what is "best", so take each reply with that in mind. I am with the first person that responded in that as long as you change oil regularly, it doesn't matter that much what you use. I prefer to use whatever I can most easily get. In my case it is Mobil1. Autozone has it on sale fairly regularly for $32 or so for the 5 quart jug and M1 filter. Hard to beat that price for a quality oil, so that is what I have used for the 60k miles I've owned my car.

ghardester

Don't forget the brake fluid. Most people just top it off after bleeding a little when the pads are changed. The fluid doesn't really circulate so you could have a system with mostly 17 year old brake fluid in it. It picks up moisture over time.

I bought a Mitivac hand held vacuum pump so I can change the fluid by myself. I alternate between super blue racing one year or so and back to amber the next time. I just hook up the hand pump to the bleeder and pump out the old color until I see the new color. Works like a charm, just keep the reservoir full and don't let it run dry. It pulls through the ABS block just fine without having to cycle that, which is more complicated.

Don't let the ABS run dry and get air or you have new problems. But I completely change the brake fluid every 2 or 3 years.