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Old 08-28-2005, 12:27 PM
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Default What Oil and Filter are you guys using ??
What brand and what weight ????

Is it recommended we stay with 5W-30 ????
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Old 08-28-2005, 12:31 PM
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i usually will run the wix oil filter. and run ams oil 5w 30.
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Mobil1 10W30, with oversized Mobil1 oil filter.
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royal purple 10w30 and wix filter, just switched today to mobil 1 5w30 and mobil 1 oil filter
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Royal purple 5w30 with K&N Filter
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Usually this topic comes up in regards to synthetics.

I use Mobil 1 0w40 and Mobil 1 or K&N filter.
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Moble1 10w30 oil/Moble1 filter.
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Amsoil 5W-30 w/ AMS filter
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Castrol Syntech 10w40, and K&N oil filter.
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Similar combo Mobil 1 oil k&n filter...I just thought I'd mention I use 0w40 for warmer months only.
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Mobil 1 5w-30 winter, 10w-40 summer, and I use the Napa "Gold" filter
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Pf 59 Delco filter.
Valvoline 10w30 syntec.
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Mobil 1 5w30 and Napa Gold filter.
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I run good old M1 0W40 European Formula and a K&N filter. I had to much of a consumption issue with M1 5W30.
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Mobil 1 synthetic oil (5W-30) and the k&n filter (2006)
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Mobil 1 synthetic and Wix oil filter. 10w30
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Castrol Syntec 0W-30 and Napa gold filter.
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Mobil1 206 long filter& royal purple 5w30
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German Castrol Syntec 0w-30
Mobil 1 Oversized (Long) Filter
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im rockin the M1 10W-30 with a WIX filter
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