What type of motor oil should i be using?

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03-12-2011, 11:08 PM

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The amount of oil burnt is not a function of the type of oil, its a function of the condition of the engine. (Valve seals, PCV, gaskets, etc)

With a 2009 truck, it had better not burn oil....

My tahoe has 80k miles and ive been putting mobil 1 synthetic since 27k miles so your telling my motor is getting bad?

i have a big cam and its supercharged and i get on it alot so that has nothing to do with the oil burning up a lil?

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03-12-2011, 11:38 PM

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The amount of oil burnt is not a function of the type of oil, its a function of the condition of the engine. (Valve seals, PCV, gaskets, etc)

With a 2009 truck, it had better not burn oil....

I know that the oil type wont matter with oil consumption, but I have seen some newer engines that do burn 1/2 qt to 3/4 qt between changes. Its normal for some consumption, Im just glad i don't have any.

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03-12-2011, 11:40 PM

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actually mine doesnt burn any qts at all it just looks dark after a couple months lol\

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03-13-2011, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by lady3bglover

I have a modded 5.3, and I'm over 160k miles. I've been using Castrol GTX High Mileage, and no problems. I've never run Syn or Syn blend.

fyi.. I just bought the 5 Qt from Walmart and it's under $20. I already had a single quart at home.

ive been using german syn 0w30 but i might switch to this one i start putting more miles on the truck nxt yr. sounds like its working good for u