Which oil?

[Jas86]

Guys which oil do you use for a v6 in the uk?

[stray bullitt]

Hi Jas,
The last 2 oil changes in your car were carried out by a Chevy dealer, using fully synthetic 5W30 oil. Last time (8/10/13), at 16467 miles, with a next change indicated at 26467 miles.

Hope you're getting plenty of smiles per mile from the old girl. Did you find a cure for the foggy rear lights?

Have fun. Tim.

[ShadowV8]

It's 5W-30 for the V8 too, see my earlier thread for quantity!

[redleader]

I'm going with Tim @ Opie Oils from now on and DIY'ing

I hate Garages and W H Brand might as well be a Million miles away :-( but I wish they weren't!

[The Ego]

I recently had the oil changed in my car, now I forget which one they used but they called the Camaro dealers in the UK to find out which oil and when the dealer told them, they were shocked. So the Guys called GM in the US and said what they are using is the incorrect oil. My guys had to have it imported. It wasn't cheap.

[RickGM]

Isn't oil... errrr oil, which (lubricates moving and interfacing parts).

[stray bullitt]

Originally Posted by RickGM

Isn't oil... errrr oil, which (lubricates moving and interfacing parts).

Pretty much. In the 2CV club, most of us chuck a few litres of cheapo oil into the cars, every three, or four thousand miles, and they keep on running, and running.

Put any decent synthetic oil into a modern engine, and it will be fine for at least 10,000 miles, no worries.

[redleader]

Phew ... I do worry :-(

[stray bullitt]

Originally Posted by redleader

Phew ... I do worry :-(

LOL! Deep breaths......and relax....

[scites]

i use 5-30 mobile one synthetic ( GM recommened)..10K miles is a bit much between oil changes , dont you think?. i still change mine every 3k miles.
Im a little OCD, i change my tranny fluid about every 10 to 15K

[redleader]

scites: do you flush tranny fluid or simply drain and fill?

[scites]

drain and fill..