silly question...
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silly question... i know the differences between the LS2 and LS4, revolving around making it front-drive, but my friend asked me today, whats the difference between them that makes the LS2 require Mobil 1 oil, yet the LS4 doesn't... any ideas?
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right... the just figure it's gonna be driven harder, so they put the mobil 1 in it...
I switched to Mobil 1 in my Monte way back at 9k miles....
I switched to Mobil 1 in my Monte way back at 9k miles....
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I have been doing the synthetic oil in my last few SBC vehicles, around 7K between changes and have not had a lick of trouble (well, due to oil, the LT1 is finally going to be put back together this weekend, lousy catcon clogged up, wasted a ton of time ripping the engine apart), but after pulling the intake and lifters, after 235K miles of syn oil, there is no sludge to speak of. After seeing that, I will never use dyno oil again in any car I own. LS1, LS2, LS3...etc.
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i go about 6k on mine... I know my wife does her Equinox twice to my once, so it's right around the 6k mile mark when I do mine...
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Originally Posted by PotatoeMasher
What makes Mobil 1 better than everyone else?
Originally Posted by eddiemoney
So the real question . . . .WHO'S GOT THE HOOKUP ON MOBIL 1??? . . . . . I know somebody in here can get it cheap. . .
Interesting, though, when i changed my oil the other day i got almost 6qts out...surprising since i only got 4.5 or so from my last drain. Little to no burn off over the last 5000 miles.
Eddie, i've been going by the DIC/OLM...usually letting it get down to 3% or so before i do it. Did my first M1 (second change overall) at 7400; next at 13,700; next at 18,200 and last at 23,100...each time going by the OLM. This last time, i actually went 7% beyond 0 on the OLM b/c i didn't have the time to change it
We'll see what blackstone says about that. 