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I guess this has been covered, but my searching abilities are somewhat limited... 2010 GT - manual calls for 5W-30, oil filler cap is marked 5W-20 and 0W20.What do I use?I got a bunch of Castrol 5W-30, that's what my old 05 Corolla with 1.8L used.

I personally use nothing but Penzoil 5W-20 in our '09 GTs, but I believe others on here have said 5W-30 won't hurt anything.

What is everybody else using in their 2.4L?

Quote, originally posted by vit »What is everybody else using in their 2.4L?Pennzoil Platinum 5W-20

Kendal GT1 Full Synthetic 0W-20. My dad works for a Conoco Phillips distributer so its free

Quote, originally posted by joshuaeb09 »Kendal GT1 Full Synthetic 0W-20. My dad works for a Conoco Phillips distributer so its free sweet! i will give you my address.

(removed). I pay dearly for it tho. This weekend I gotta help him redo the AC in a 98 C1500. But on the plus side hes hooking it up with some NGK IX's.

Mobil-1 synthetic 5W-30. Only have 10k miles on my Vibe GT and oil won't be changed again till winter/spring 2012

Amsoil Signature 0w-30

I've got 82,788 miles on mine and have used nothing but 5W-20 synthetic and premium-quality Bosch or Purolator filter.

The oil fill cap was made by Toyota.
The manual was written by General Motors.

GM made the chrome logo, the OnStar system and the error filled manual.

Take your choice.

For a while I was using 5W-30, but I switched over to the 5W-20 in my '10 AWD. I've always used Mobil 1 in all my vehicles except for my diesel truck when I had it, I used Shell Rotella in that.

JR

You should be using 5w20 on that. That being said you should be okay in the short term using your stockpile of 5w30. I am just a true believer in using what should go in there.

http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/m ... e=ALMQT-EA

Car manufacturer are definitely moving towards more fuel efficient oil. Its starting to be a big market.

PonchoGT wrote:I've got 82,788 miles on mine and have used nothing but 5W-20 synthetic and premium-quality Bosch or Purolator filter.

Welcome to GenVibe Poncho My son's Blue 2009 Vibe Gt is identical to yours. Nice color!

Thanks, tpollauf! Yes, I like the Navy Blue Metallic color code very much. Cleans up and holds a waxing nicely. I've had the car a year and have learned a lot about Vibe mods and maintenance from the good peeps on this forum. Look forward to adding more performance and appearance mods in the near future including HID headlamps, performance brakes, a Cosmo Racing SRI, tinted windows and cat-back exhaust.

At my last oil change, I bought the five-quart, convenience-sized, jug of Mobil1 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy Full Synthetic Motor Oil. It was on sale at Wal-Mart for $19.95, a price too good to pass up!