This is my Brothers car. My Mother bought it new in 2001. I use to buy the oil for it back then. It has seen Delvac 1 5W-40, 76 Pure Synthetic 5W-40, Castrol Syntec 5W-40, Rotella T 5W-40 in its oil pan. This engine always burned oil. I had my brother switch over to Castrol HM 10W-40, and the burn off has dropped big time. It use to burn 2.5 quarts in 5K, with any 5W-40 oil. I chose the Castrol HM 10W-40 because it has the highest viscosity @100c, of 16.1. It's the thickest 40 weight on the market. This is the second 5K run with this oil.
Miles on oil 5,000
Miles on engine 109,000
Engine 2.0 AVH
Miles on oil 5,000
Miles on engine 109,000
Engine 2.0 AVH