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Nov 30, 2006 | 09:31 PM

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nightrunner

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i use 10w30 in ALL my gas vehicles straight 30 weight in my lawnmowers and rotella synthetic in our diesels

Nov 30, 2006 | 09:33 PM

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Nah the 5w 30 is fine.I gotta get around to changing mine.I have 6 quarts of the purple stuff sitting just waiting for me to stop being lazy lol.

Nov 30, 2006 | 09:57 PM

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The TBSS comes with Mobil 1 straight from the factory.

Nov 30, 2006 | 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 07 z71 silverado

and should i move up to a little thicker oil instead of 5w 30

no, they have specified 5W30 for years...stick to it

Dec 1, 2006 | 10:31 AM

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thats what i was thinking people have told me around here to move to a little bit thicker oil. now for the next question royalpurple or mobile one i know royal purple is expensive but i know its real good.

Dec 1, 2006 | 10:47 AM

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only rumors ive really heard and listened too was that once you go synthetic dont go back to regular oil... dont exactly know why... but to be safe i've never went back

Dec 1, 2006 | 12:10 PM

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same here

Dec 1, 2006 | 12:27 PM

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I use a synthetic blend in my truck and full synthetic German blend Syntec in the camaro. Both seem to do just fine. Neither use oil between changes

Dec 4, 2006 | 04:12 PM

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I use a synthetic blend in my truck and full synthetic German blend Syntec in the camaro. Both seem to do just fine. Neither use oil between changes

x2 i've never had to add ne oil between changes and i'm running a 99 w/ 150,000+ miles. i use full synthetic mobile 1 but i've heard great things bout the royal purple.