Oil

[bisho23]

Hey guy doing the headgasket and alot of other things wondering what i should use for motor oil wgen i put back together. Thanks

[irowiki]

Where are you located? How many miles on the car?

[Petros]

just put what your owners manual recommends for your climate.

[bisho23]

Iowa but like what brand you guys use

[bisho23]

152k

[larry mcgrath]

I'm a Valvoline fan Larry

[dlb]

Iowa but like what brand you guys use

whatever is on sale. i don't think there's much point in buying expensive engine oil if it is being changed as regularly as it should. trans and diff oil, i can justify the higher cost of synthetic since you don't change that stuff very often, but that's it for me.

i don't like cheap oil filters though. i've had one quaker state one that gave low oil pressure and two frams that had the gasket stick to the block when i replaced them. i didn't know at the time to always check that so my wife's car pissed all its fresh oil out. live and learn: always check the block before installing the new filter, and don't buy fram or quaker state.

[irowiki]

I find synthetic is better, smoother running better cold starts and more fuel economy, and longer change intervals with good filters