Originally Posted by SR5
Originally Posted by Nickdfresh
My Sat (rebadged to Opel actually
) has been a pretty good car, .......
All-in-all, I'd only pick one up if the price is really cheap and it's a standard at this point, the autos tended to be dogs I think. I wouldn't worry about parts or support too much, the 1.8L engine is common to GM...
Hey Nick (or any other Astra owner),
What oil do they say to use in yours ?
My OM says either 15W-40 or 10W-30 in ACEA A3/B3 or A3/B4, no mention of ILSAC or API. In Europe they also suggest a synthetic 0-5W40 A3/B4 oil.
But I think this engine should be able to run a ILSAC 10W30 without problems, so I'm interested to hear what the US spec is.
Looking at the USA Mobil and Pennzoil oil selector web page for a 2008 Saturn Astra 1.8L, they both say to use an ILSAC 5W30 .
No worries.....
Originally Posted by Nickdfresh
My Sat (rebadged to Opel actually
All-in-all, I'd only pick one up if the price is really cheap and it's a standard at this point, the autos tended to be dogs I think. I wouldn't worry about parts or support too much, the 1.8L engine is common to GM...
Hey Nick (or any other Astra owner),
What oil do they say to use in yours ?
My OM says either 15W-40 or 10W-30 in ACEA A3/B3 or A3/B4, no mention of ILSAC or API. In Europe they also suggest a synthetic 0-5W40 A3/B4 oil.
But I think this engine should be able to run a ILSAC 10W30 without problems, so I'm interested to hear what the US spec is.
Looking at the USA Mobil and Pennzoil oil selector web page for a 2008 Saturn Astra 1.8L, they both say to use an ILSAC 5W30 .
No worries.....
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