Ls1 oil suggestions!?!?
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Ls1 oil suggestions!?!? So my gage light came on checked the engine oil and it looks like it needs a quart also looks a little on the darker side I'm new to these built ls1 engines and has quite a bit of upgrades. What Recommendation do you guys suggest I've seen the driven 5W30 synthetic and also looking at the purple rain please let me know was the you guys think I should get !
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So my gage light came on checked the engine oil and it looks like it needs a quart also looks a little on the darker side I'm new to these built ls1 engines and has quite a bit of upgrades. What Recommendation do you guys suggest I've seen the driven 5W30 synthetic and also looking at the purple rain please let me know was the you guys think I should get !
Avoiding fram is an absolute myth. The Fram Ultra is one of, if not, the best filter you can buy.
Expensive oil choice: amsoil/redline
Med priced: Pennzoil ultra plat
Lower: Pennzoil plat
Lowest: supertech from Walmart or Amazon basics synthetic
Expensive oil choice: amsoil/redline
Med priced: Pennzoil ultra plat
Lower: Pennzoil plat
Lowest: supertech from Walmart or Amazon basics synthetic
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There are enough war stories to refute your high opinion of Fram. Enough have been cut open to prove the low quality.
Oh you mean those orange can frams? They are built for 3000 miles on conventional oil. That is it.
Go to YouTube and look up fram ultra synthetic cut out. Then find one better. You'll be shocked at how good it is. I was.
Go to YouTube and look up fram ultra synthetic cut out. Then find one better. You'll be shocked at how good it is. I was.
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First and foremost I would try and figure out where the oil is leaving the engine from (leak vs burning). At that point I would focus on the best way to tackle the problem. If its a leak just replace whatever gasket etc, If its burning and you can do a leak down and detect where from just go from there. I have seen a few cases where decreasing the viscosity has helped (in a burning engine oil case) however thats really just a band aid temporarily.
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Perhaps I wasn't being specific enough for you to say "avoiding fram is an absolute myth". Fram Orange filters avoid like the plague.... Never heard of the "Fram Ultra" before had to look it up for myself, seems they want to redeem themselves for the crappy older orange ones.