Hello,
I currently drive a 1997 ford probe gt 2.5L v6 with almost 160k miles. Manual recommends 5w-30 oil no synthetic recommendation. My mother purchased the car with about 100k miles and has ran it with basic bought oil changes/filters. I was given the car with about 150k and first thing I did was drop some 5w-30 Pennzoil ultra because I figured its a 14 year old car with a highish amount of miles put on it to try and clean any sludge and stuff left behind from neglect(a young teenager had the car before my mother so I assume abuse and neglect)
My main reason for posting this was because I want to know if I am doing the right thing. I also was thinking of trying 0w-30 ultra if I can find it. What exactly would this do benefit wise? I changed my oil twice with ultra and a pure one filter nothing out of the ordinary but I also didn't cut open the filter to see if it was filled with grim or not. My car has a k&n air filter system and some aftermarket exhaust setup not sure who makes it though figured I'd throw that in incase its needed lol. I don't beat the car at all I drive 12miles a day to work I also let my car warm up for at least a min or two before I drive.
My second question, my manual says to run 93 octane premium gas, the car runs fine with regular gas but what would I really be losing not running premium? Possible damage or just worse mpg/performance?
With this car being on the old side or the spectrum and a higher amount of miles it runs VERY well, auto shifts buttery smooth in all gears, accelerates fast, only real thing that I notice is its shocks/suspension needs work because over bumps its very rough.
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to my post.
I currently drive a 1997 ford probe gt 2.5L v6 with almost 160k miles. Manual recommends 5w-30 oil no synthetic recommendation. My mother purchased the car with about 100k miles and has ran it with basic bought oil changes/filters. I was given the car with about 150k and first thing I did was drop some 5w-30 Pennzoil ultra because I figured its a 14 year old car with a highish amount of miles put on it to try and clean any sludge and stuff left behind from neglect(a young teenager had the car before my mother so I assume abuse and neglect)
My main reason for posting this was because I want to know if I am doing the right thing. I also was thinking of trying 0w-30 ultra if I can find it. What exactly would this do benefit wise? I changed my oil twice with ultra and a pure one filter nothing out of the ordinary but I also didn't cut open the filter to see if it was filled with grim or not. My car has a k&n air filter system and some aftermarket exhaust setup not sure who makes it though figured I'd throw that in incase its needed lol. I don't beat the car at all I drive 12miles a day to work I also let my car warm up for at least a min or two before I drive.
My second question, my manual says to run 93 octane premium gas, the car runs fine with regular gas but what would I really be losing not running premium? Possible damage or just worse mpg/performance?
With this car being on the old side or the spectrum and a higher amount of miles it runs VERY well, auto shifts buttery smooth in all gears, accelerates fast, only real thing that I notice is its shocks/suspension needs work because over bumps its very rough.
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to my post.
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