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My first lube job
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 9:38 am
by dan326
I am going to be getting my first oil change and I am wanting to know what oil is recommended for my 05 gt. Should I use synthetic or regular?Mobil 1 or another brand?I do know that different oils have different cleaning detergents in them and it is not a bad idea to alternate oils. Anywho, a little friendly advice is greatly appreciated.
Re: My first lube job (dan326)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:10 am
by Ponyota
Stay with what is recommended for your engine type. If you stray away from that, use a full synthetic oil and you have a problem with your engine, they may blame it on the oil that you used and not cover the work under warranty.
Re: My first lube job (dan326)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:12 am
by Vibe_dude
Quote, originally posted by dan326 »I am going to be getting my first oil change and I am wanting to know what oil is recommended for my 05 gt. Should I use synthetic or regular?Mobil 1 or another brand?I do know that different oils have different cleaning detergents in them and it is not a bad idea to alternate oils. Anywho, a little friendly advice is greatly appreciated. if it was mine and i had the $$$ i would go mobil 1 and nevr look back.
Re: My first lube job (Ponyota)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:35 am
by dan326
What is recommended? Do you mean the grade ? 5w-30?
Re: My first lube job (dan326)
Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 10:17 pm
by goodvibe
5w30 and stay with dino for a while. It takes that engine a long time to really break in. Penzoil and Havoline/Chevron are good choices. Changing brands is not a good idea though I do it all the time to experiment . They may have different additives that form a boundry layer on the metal and when you change the chemistry it will have to start over. For clean, just change more often. 3k to 4k on the GT. I didn't care fore Mobil one. It was louder than other oils and doesn't show any wear advantages to the oils I recommended but will last longer.
Re: My first lube job (Vibe_dude)
Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:49 am
by Mr. Poopypants
Quote, originally posted by Vibe_dude »if it was mine and i had the $$$ i would go mobil 1 and nevr look back.Yeah, I use Mobil1. The engine runs much smoother.By the way, the thread headline sounds a little bit dirty.
Re: My first lube job (Mr. Poopypants)
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 10:12 am
by dan326
Well I got my oil changed and decided to go with the mobil1. The whole change was only 35 bucks. I am hoping that I will feel a difference.My mechanic claims that I can go about 4k before an oil change with using mobil1. Any thoughts on the matter?
Re: My first lube job (dan326)
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:04 am
by utahindie
Straight from the "mobil 1" rep's mouth."You can go 10k miles on a mobil 1 synthetic oil change, but we still recommend changing it every 3-4k miles. Just like regular oil." This was back when i was working at a gm dealer with thier oil life sensors sometimes not alerting drivers till near 10k miles after. I work at a honda dealer now and they tell us on any honda to put 3,750 miles for the next oil change. On any type of oil. I use Mobil 1 and since i can i do the changes myself. Costs me about $25 when i use a toyota factory filter. Which i recommend doing. Especially on the 2zz motor.