11-02-2013, 12:42 PM
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I go and get Shell Rotella T oil at wally world for all of my vehicles. I use the 10W-30 Synthetic in my runner. I've read a lot of good things about it, and best of all, it's cheap.
Honestly, it doesn't matter what brand oil you put in it. The no name stuff will work just fine. Just grab the weight that is good for the temperatures you will see. There's all kinds of info on synthetic vs conventional online.
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11-02-2013, 12:43 PM
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Changing your oil is far more important than what type of oil. Get a oil with seal conditioners like you have found and you should be fine.
I use Mobile 1 high mileage or Valvoline max life.
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11-02-2013, 12:51 PM
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Japanese car's don't care too much.... but the SAE ratings are crap.
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11-02-2013, 12:54 PM
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The Maxlife will serve you well.
Mobil Super High Mileage is also a good choice.
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11-02-2013, 02:12 PM
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That Motor Oil is fine to use.
I would guess you are likely our only member from the Republic of Georgia. Welcome.
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11-02-2013, 02:16 PM
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Pennzoil, Castrol, Valvoline, Redline, Motul, etc. will all work fine. Just stick with name brand oil and buy the correct grade. I would get 5W30.
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11-02-2013, 02:37 PM
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I would also say you might want to do something like Pennzoil or Valvoline high-mileage conventional 5W-30.
Some people might say here to go fully synthetic with Mobil1 or Amsoil, but if your engine has ran since 1998 without it, I'm not sure it's the best choice to 'convert' now.
Like someone said earlier in this thread though; changing oil on a consistent basis is more important then the synthetic vs conventional argument.
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11-02-2013, 03:43 PM
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Mobil 1 10/40 and a quart of synthetic Lucas. It should be obvious to use a good disposable filter.
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11-02-2013, 04:15 PM
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I use Mobil high mileage 10w-30, mainly because summers here are triple digits all season long, and it seems to run better than using 5w-30. The owners manual has a small chart showing 5w-30 preferred for lower than 100F temps, and 10w-30 can be used for temps above 0F...
Here's their wording directly under the chart:
"SAE 5W-30 is the best choice for your vehicle, for good fuel economy and good starting in cold weather.
If you use SAE 10W-30 engine oil in extremely low temperatures, the engine may become difficult to start, so SAE 5W-30 engine oil is recommended."
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11-02-2013, 05:08 PM
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I put canola oil in mine.
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11-02-2013, 09:46 PM
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Any 5w30 you like will be fine.. it's more important to use a good filter. Oem , wix pureone Mobil 1
The filter is where it's at
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11-02-2013, 10:00 PM
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I put canola oil in mine.
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Can you show us the used oil analysis? 
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11-03-2013, 12:06 AM
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Any synthetic
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