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just wondering what oil types you all are using??

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Old 06-24-2006, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by oldschoolfreak
well i used castrol 5w-30 full synth.. and it was like water!! so i talked to a friend that ownes a lube cube and he said the 5w stuff is strickly recommended by gm for emissions reasons and would recommend 10w-30 full synth instead so i think i will use it on the next change!! he has been using it in cavaliers cobalts etc for more than 10 yrs and never had a problem yet!! just my opinoin!! and thanx all for the input!!!! The Freak
Actually all the manufactures have pretty much gone to the 5w30 oil. They've done this to increase their overall fleet fuel mileage rating. Going with 10w30 is what I usually do on the third oil change or so.

My Ford Focus came with 5w20 oil in it.
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