Well ive earned 40$ in rewards @ autozone and im gonna cash it out for some dino 5-30 for my 07 colorado 2.9L 4cyl. What dino would get get w/ the best bang for the buck in a 5-30 flavor? i see they have super flo and havoline DS, i was thinking either of those but enlighten me on other choices please. thanks
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Whatever is the cheapest. The most important part is that it meets API SM specifications.
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looks like superflo is my best best then, besides the autozone house brand. how is superflo? descent?
No noticeable difference between Superflo and Autozone's house brand if you changed your oil when recommended by the GM OLM.
looks like superflo is my best best then, besides the autozone house brand. how is superflo? descent?
No noticeable difference between Superflo and Autozone's house brand if you changed your oil when recommended by the GM OLM.
Reach for the yeller bottle.
Used to run superflo in a malibu. 100000 miles on car when sold. Used no oil, ran great, looked clean inside.
GTX or Valvoline...
My 1978 Cadillac 7.0L absolutely loved Superflo. It ran so quiet, all you could hear were the belts rolling over the pulleys. That was with 20W-50.
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My 1978 Cadillac 7.0L absolutely loved Superflo. It ran so quiet, all you could hear were the belts rolling over the pulleys. That was with 20W-50.
It should be even quieter with 5w-20.
My 1978 Cadillac 7.0L absolutely loved Superflo. It ran so quiet, all you could hear were the belts rolling over the pulleys. That was with 20W-50.
It should be even quieter with 5w-20.
IMO, WPP Supertech is a good deal for a 3-5k dino...
...the Mobil Clean 5k currently in my crankcase was free, so it was a good deal too.
...the Mobil Clean 5k currently in my crankcase was free, so it was a good deal too.
If I wasn't able to get Maxlife so cheap, I'd probably be running a custom mix of 10W-30 + 10W-40 Exxon Superflo.
I like Chevron Supreme too, but I'd definitely have to doctor that oil up a to get it to the viscosity I want. It runs too thin by itself.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
I like Chevron Supreme too, but I definitely have to doctor that oil up a to get it to the viscosity I want. It runs too thin by itself.
What's the need for the higher viscosity? I've ran Kendall, Chevron, Havoline, Valvoline, Flag, Castrol GTX, and Pennzoil 5w-30 in my Saturn over the course of 108k miles and the engine runs great without any abnormal noises.
I like Chevron Supreme too, but I definitely have to doctor that oil up a to get it to the viscosity I want. It runs too thin by itself.
What's the need for the higher viscosity? I've ran Kendall, Chevron, Havoline, Valvoline, Flag, Castrol GTX, and Pennzoil 5w-30 in my Saturn over the course of 108k miles and the engine runs great without any abnormal noises.
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What's the need for the higher viscosity?
12 cSt @ 100C is the magic number for my mentality.
What's the need for the higher viscosity?
12 cSt @ 100C is the magic number for my mentality.
Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
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What's the need for the higher viscosity?
12 cSt @ 100C is the magic number for my mentality.
Why 12, and not 15 or 41? :???:
BTW, if I told you that the fluid in your never-serviced transmission is about 4 cST @ 100C, would you sleep well tonight?
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What's the need for the higher viscosity?
12 cSt @ 100C is the magic number for my mentality.
Why 12, and not 15 or 41? :???:
BTW, if I told you that the fluid in your never-serviced transmission is about 4 cST @ 100C, would you sleep well tonight?
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BTW, if I told you that the fluid in your never-serviced transmission is about 4 cST @ 100C, would you sleep well tonight?
I'll pretend like I didn't hear that.
BTW, if I told you that the fluid in your never-serviced transmission is about 4 cST @ 100C, would you sleep well tonight?
I'll pretend like I didn't hear that.
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