just bought a set of long tubes
just bought a set of long tubes I finally after al the procrastinating bought the pacesetter coated long tubes wit ory and o2 extensions and a set of ngk tr55s now when i do this i will probably change the oil what oil should i run this is the first oil change car has 86 k on it and i dont know what kinda oil is in it any help would be very appreciated
What do you mean by the "first oil change"? The first one you have done to it or? Well, a lot of people here including myself, run the German Castrol 0W-30. Others run the mobil 1. Its really going to be up to you as to what you want in there. And who knows what is already in there.....
Originally Posted by bjamick
everyone on here is going to tell you to run the GC 0W30 for the oil..
ahhahahahahha nooooooo GC is bad
mad emy car tick like a fvcking time bomb was waitng for it to blow up
the motor from GM calls for 5W30.. jsut stick with that. i mean it is called for a reason right???
I don't think it makes a difference when you switch to synthetic, but if you were running regular before, just change it with regular, unless you are ready to commit to changing it out with synthetic for the life of the car.
For synthetic Germal Castrol is the best, along with Mobil 1 0w40.
For synthetic Germal Castrol is the best, along with Mobil 1 0w40.
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Originally Posted by silverLS199
aint the gc synthetic though and i dont think its a good idea to switch to syn if it has that many miles on it
we put synthetic oil in our 98 V6 Camaro by accident.
driving it and oil pressure dropped to 0. turned it off.. couldnt figure out what it was, ended up draining out the oil and it came out like cambels chunky soup. had to end up taking off the oil pan and cleaning out the pickup tube and oil pan. the synthetic ended up grabbing everything that was in the lifters and running it though the whole motor.
normal Valvoline 5w30 is all you need
driving it and oil pressure dropped to 0. turned it off.. couldnt figure out what it was, ended up draining out the oil and it came out like cambels chunky soup. had to end up taking off the oil pan and cleaning out the pickup tube and oil pan. the synthetic ended up grabbing everything that was in the lifters and running it though the whole motor.
normal Valvoline 5w30 is all you need
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Originally Posted by Cop Car
we put synthetic oil in our 98 V6 Camaro by accident.
driving it and oil pressure dropped to 0. turned it off.. couldnt figure out what it was, ended up draining out the oil and it came out like cambels chunky soup. had to end up taking off the oil pan and cleaning out the pickup tube and oil pan. the synthetic ended up grabbing everything that was in the lifters and running it though the whole motor.
normal Valvoline 5w30 is all you need
driving it and oil pressure dropped to 0. turned it off.. couldnt figure out what it was, ended up draining out the oil and it came out like cambels chunky soup. had to end up taking off the oil pan and cleaning out the pickup tube and oil pan. the synthetic ended up grabbing everything that was in the lifters and running it though the whole motor.
normal Valvoline 5w30 is all you need
Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
ahhahahahahha nooooooo GC is bad
mad emy car tick like a fvcking time bomb was waitng for it to blow up
the motor from GM calls for 5W30.. jsut stick with that. i mean it is called for a reason right???
mad emy car tick like a fvcking time bomb was waitng for it to blow up
the motor from GM calls for 5W30.. jsut stick with that. i mean it is called for a reason right???
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why do u guys think that u cant use synthetic after using conventional the entire time, technically oil is oil, u can switch from synthetic to conventional to higher mileage all u want. if anyone argues with me i work at jiffy lube and have to answer these questions everyday. the only difference is that there are more additives in the synthetic. but actually for a higher mileage car synthetic is a waste of money, just put the higher mileage from pennzoil in it and it gurantees performence.
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
that's because your engine was so gunked up from regular conventional oil, the synthetic oil cleaned it all out. your engine was a crusty mess inside until you put synthetic in.
yes, and it ran fine before. if you switch to synthetic after running certian dinos you have the potential for ruined motor. you should pick to run regular or synthetic and then stick with it.
OK, I am new to the LS1 game. Where do you get GC 0w-30? Is it the same Castrol GTX stuff in the store? Why a 0w and not a 5w? I am in SE ohio and the climate is 35 degrees right now. Any difference in that?
Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
I switched to Mobil 1 0w40 my last oil change and i like it.
I am using M1 5W30 syn.. i wonder what kind of change will happen with the 0W40??
Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
you know you have some kind of fluke. you're the only guy on ls1tech whose motor is quieter on mobil 1 5W-30 than GC 0W-30. mobil 1 5W-30's junk. for some reason, your motor's clearances must be off or something, perhaps tighter than they're supposed to be. GM endorses mobil 1 5W-30. they get paid to do it. it ain't because it's the best oil by any means. even if your engine is noisier on GC, i bet if you did an oil analysis on both m1 5W-30 and GC 0W-30, your engine would wear twice as much with mobil 1.
ahhhhhhh Anthony, i am not the only one lol.. there was another guy that had the same damn problem. he was running M1 5W30, he switched to GC 0W30 he said his car was loud ticking like crazy. he switched back no prolbmes.... See i am not the only one
BTW let me rephrase that. the GM Manual call for 5W30...
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