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Old 08-04-2018, 10:26 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Gunkk View Post
Thanks MLEE and Al.



To get the answer let us ask ourselves: What fundamentally has changed with the design and material selection of the moving parts inside the LT1 and LT4 engines?

Maybe the low ash 0w40 oil just wasn't through R&D yet and it's just better at most things. It doesn't make the 5w30 bad or mean sticking with 5w30 will cause our cars to die a premature death... or does it?

But I think we already know the answer, and GM legal won't let Al confirm it.

Tadge who is the ‘Vette chief engineer did say when ‘Vette owners asked about the new oil that it is backwards compatible and recommended to change to it for pre-2019 ‘Vette’s.
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