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re: What oil & oil filter do you use?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 8:15 am to Judge Smails
Posted on 10/15/13 at 8:15 am to Judge Smails
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Considering purchasing one of these for my wife. Would appreciate your thoughts on the vehicle(pros/cons).
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My mom has a 2009 and it's been a good car. The only problems it's had was loss of A/C on the driver's side and a radio dial that popped in and wouldn't spin. As much as those sucked (especially the A/C in LA summer) they were both replaced under warranty.
For my 2004 GMC Envoy with 125k miles:
7 quarts Royal Purple 5w30
K&N or Mobil 1 EP filter
or
7 quarts Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5w30
K&N or Mobil 1 EP filter
I usually do a seamfoam treatment about 2-3 days before changing my oil to get all of the crap to fall into the oil pan. I treat the upper intake manifold (the smokiest part), the crankcase, and the gas tank. They suggest 1/3 of the can in each spot.
I do about 10-12k miles between oil changes. I use the oil life meter that's already on the car. It may only calculate oil changes according to mileage but that works just fine for me.
I've heard Wix filters are the best. Can anyone elaborate on their experiences with them?
Posted on 10/15/13 at 8:17 am to bapple
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I use the oil life meter that's already on the car. It may only calculate oil changes according to mileage but that works just fine for me.
That's usually a far better thing to go by than just mileage. It uses several parameters like hours, engine load, etc.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 8:19 am to bapple
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7 quarts Royal Purple 5w30
That's an expensive erl change.
Posted on 10/15/13 at 11:08 am to bapple
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I've heard Wix filters are the best. Can anyone elaborate on their experiences with them?
They are pretty decent. Wix makes filters for NAPA and a couple other brands too. NAPA numbers are the same as wix, just minus the first digit which is usually a 5.
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