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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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i'm gonna change the oil in my car, but i'm not real up a wat to get, i know that they're classed on diff viscocities [1 thinner/thicker than the other.. the manual says 5w-30 is recommended. n i used 10w-40 in my cherokee. there are 4 different ones im lookin at- 5w-20, 5w-30, 10w-30 & 10w-40. any suggestions wud be real helpful.
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The owner's manual recommends 5w30.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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please use the search and check some of the other oil threads.....theres sooooo many out there......5w30 will be fine for where you live....
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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ok thanx for the help. i just wondered if there a better 1 than the recommended.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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German-made Castrol Synthetic 0W30.. but ONLY the German-Made. The front of the bottle may or may not say "European Formula." The stuff I bought tonight did. It must say "Made in Germany" on the back of the bottle. The stuff is magical, is much better than Mobil 1 5W-30. The Mobil 1 filter is good, though!
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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German Castrol 0-30, Amsoil 5-30, Mobil 1 5-40 turbo deisal oil (if you can find it), Mobil 1 0-40 15,000 mile, in that order. It's all about the CST and Mobil 1 runs really low in that department, hence why 0 and 5-40 oils are needed by them.
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