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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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What Kind Of Oil Is Everyone Running. I Have A 2001 Scsb, Z-71, Hypertech, Throttle Body Spacer, Airaid Intake, Gibson Shorties, No Muffleers. I Switched To Synthetic At About 25000, And I Have About 52 On The Truck Now. I Have Been Running 5w-30 In It But I Saw That Mobil One Has 5w-50 Out Now, But I Didn't Know If It Was Good Or Not. Any Help Would Be Appreciated.
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 02:59 PM
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I dont know much about 5w-50 but i do know that if your vehicle hasn't been running synthetic oil its whole life that it can cause leaks by swithing to it
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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50 weight is not ness..
5w30 or 10w30 will work just fine
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:04 PM
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Mobil 1 5w-30
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Chingon
Mobil 1 5w-30
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