rangerob

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Okay after reading the post on the best oil, i decided to buy some Mobil
0W-40 European Car formula SuperSyn. Did i make the right decision? I am using Mobil 10W-30 right now.
It gets very hot in Texas! And i drive my car the way its supose to be driven. I won't be puting it in for two days, so i can still retern it if ya'll think i should get the 30 instead.


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santino04

Well Im running with no problem here in Chicago. Its not as hot as Texas though, but on hot days here running the car hard Ive always sustained great oil pressure. If anything Im sure Patman will chime in hes the oil expert here. As far as my opinion I dont think youll have any problems, if Im not mistakening Mobil 0w40 is like a heavy 30 when heated or something like that. Good Luck

felton316

Yeah, the 0W-40 is thicker than the 10W-30, so it would be better for the hot temps.

1BADFNZ

yeah i did a lot of research on this as well and the Mobil 1 5w30 is on the low end of the 30weight scale. I've been using this but noticed that at hot idle my oil pressure drops to almost 40psi v/s 50 or so hot.

My next oil change gonna run the 0w40 since advance here by the house has it now

rangerob

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thanks for the advice guys

Patman

Mobil 1 0w40 is definitely a good choice, and is a much better viscosity for the LS1 than Mobil 1's 5w30 or 10w30, both of which are closer to being 20 weight oils.

1BADFNZ

What's your thoughts on K&N oil filters?? I had someone tell me that they suck and to run wix.

Your thoughts??

rangerob

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(Patman) lastnight i was reading up on some of your posts from another website, and you recomended german Castrol 0W-30, or amsoil 0W-30, more so than the mobil one because of the higher iron content in the mobil one which might mean more engine wear than the other two, but still find that it is a dam good oil. So if i can find one of those easly enough ill retern the mobil one. And man you are sure deadicated to answering all the oil questions you get asked, ive learned alot from your posts. thanks!!

ArrestMeRedZ

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From everything I've read, the K&N oil filters are among the top three out there. It's the K&N air filters that suck. More correctly, they allow the engine to suck a lot more dirt into the intake than most or all paper filters.

However, if Patman has more current info on the K&N oil filters than I have, I defer to the expert.

Patman

It's true, Mobil 1 does seem to show higher iron in the oil analysis reports, which is why I prefer Castrol 0w30 or Amsoil. But that doesn't mean M1 0w40 isn't still a good oil. The big benefit of M1 0w40 is that it's much easier for you guys in the US to find. Up here it's the opposite, it's way easier to find German Castrol.

Patman

I love the K&N oil filters! I'm running them on both of my cars right now, and just purchased two more for my upcoming C5 purchase also. These filters flow very well, are built very strong, and filter good enough to keep engine wear low. My oil analysis reports in both vehicles proved this.

Wix makes good oil filters too, but they don't flow quite as well as the K&N. I ran a Wix on my LT1 just before the K&N. The Wix would be a great choice for a daily driver that isn't driven super hard.

rangerob

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hey patman, i told my brother to use the german castrol Ow-30 also, he has a 2003 chevy SS truck, 6.0L. is this okay?
on another note i found the Castrol really easy today at one of our autozone's, and put it in today. I'll be returning the Molbil.
whats the part # for the k&n oil filter? thanks ahead of time.

Patman

The German Castrol will work well in the 6.0 engine too, in fact it'll work well in any vehicle which originally calls for 5w30 or 10w30.

The K&N oil filter number is HP1007 for the stock one or HP2006 for the longer one.

zamboxl

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i saw a comparison the other day and amsoil had a oil filter that flowed just as well as the k&n and actually filter a little better, i don't know the part number though sorry.

pewterta

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can i use castrol german in my ls1 ...i live iin chicago..and how often should i change tthe filter???

thanks!

Patman

You can leave your filter on for the entire interval, even if you go 10k.

You can definitely use GC 0w30 in Chicago. Your weather is like mine in Toronto, and I use it year round in all of my family's cars.

JL ws-6

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Well filters are being discussed... how does the off the shelf fram stack up?

Patman

Fram oil filters are to be avoided at all costs. I like K&N oil filters myself, but also recommend the Wix, NAPA Gold, Carquest premium, Purolator Plus, Amsoil, STP or Walmart Supertech filter (which is the same as STP)

JL ws-6

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What;s so terrible about the fram filter? I've used them on every car I've owned for hte last 10 years, never had any problems? I'm not opposed to switching, just want a reason that's all.

cdw81

Are Mobil 1 filters worth the money? As good or better than the K&N?