1. What kind of vehicle you have
2008 Chevy Malibu 3.6L V6. 160k mi
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well
SAE 5W-30, GM6094M, API Starburst Symbol. Change at least once a year, or when the Engine Oil Life System says to do so.
3. Where you live
Kansas City, MO
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?)
Easy most of the time. Sometimes hard and fast.
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?)
Commute to work is mostly City streets, and close to me. Do delivery driving in the mornings, where I'll drive 15 miles to the office buildings downtown, via the highway, then make 5 drops in the area where I park, turn the vehicle off, take the food in, drive a short ways to the next building, and repeat. Then back to work via the highway.
6. Whether your car has any known problems
Windshield wiper fluid pump needs to be replaced, or unclogged. Other than that, nothing.
2008 Chevy Malibu 3.6L V6. 160k mi
2. What your owner's manual says -- not just viscosity, but certifications (look for acronyms like API SM, ILSAC GF-4, etc.) and change intervals as well
SAE 5W-30, GM6094M, API Starburst Symbol. Change at least once a year, or when the Engine Oil Life System says to do so.
3. Where you live
Kansas City, MO
4. How you drive (easy? hard? fast? slow?)
Easy most of the time. Sometimes hard and fast.
5. What your daily drive is like (short trips? long trips? city? highway?)
Commute to work is mostly City streets, and close to me. Do delivery driving in the mornings, where I'll drive 15 miles to the office buildings downtown, via the highway, then make 5 drops in the area where I park, turn the vehicle off, take the food in, drive a short ways to the next building, and repeat. Then back to work via the highway.
6. Whether your car has any known problems
Windshield wiper fluid pump needs to be replaced, or unclogged. Other than that, nothing.