Rather than being long-winded, I'll present my questions in a numerical list to alleviate alot of reading for you. I partial to Pennzoil, but will use other quality oils; my goal is to fully utilize whatever oil I purchase while trying to save myself a dollar in the process.....this could be considered an oxymoron.....
1. I have a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado that sees predominately highway use; very few short trips, oil always comes up to operating temp and is maintained for quite some time. Without spending the money for UOA's, can I get by using PP and a Fram Ultra doing 7500 mi OCI? Perhaps it would be worth the money to run a couple of UOA's and stretch the oil and filter to one year or 10K. The truck is equipped with an OLM, but I prefer to do an OC based on time/mileage.
2. My wife's DD is a Pontiac GP with the Series II 3800 engine. She makes two short trips five days a week to the bus stop; less than two miles each way. In addition to the aforementioned short trips, the car is driven around town 5-6 days per week on 16 mile round trips.
Would PP and a Fram Ultra be capable of doing 7500 mi OC's with such frequent short trips or should I go back to dino? If I do go back to dino, should I do 3000 or 5000mi OCIs?
3. Considering I go back to dino on question No. 2, I'm considering PYB or Havoline in the 5W-30 flavor. I compared the two oils last night on PQIA; both oils appear to be of similar quality, but the Havoline really lacks in Moly compared to PYB. Should this be of concern to me? If not, Havoline would get the nod just due to being a few dollars cheaper.
If you need additional information, please ask.
Thanks.
1. I have a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado that sees predominately highway use; very few short trips, oil always comes up to operating temp and is maintained for quite some time. Without spending the money for UOA's, can I get by using PP and a Fram Ultra doing 7500 mi OCI? Perhaps it would be worth the money to run a couple of UOA's and stretch the oil and filter to one year or 10K. The truck is equipped with an OLM, but I prefer to do an OC based on time/mileage.
2. My wife's DD is a Pontiac GP with the Series II 3800 engine. She makes two short trips five days a week to the bus stop; less than two miles each way. In addition to the aforementioned short trips, the car is driven around town 5-6 days per week on 16 mile round trips.
Would PP and a Fram Ultra be capable of doing 7500 mi OC's with such frequent short trips or should I go back to dino? If I do go back to dino, should I do 3000 or 5000mi OCIs?
3. Considering I go back to dino on question No. 2, I'm considering PYB or Havoline in the 5W-30 flavor. I compared the two oils last night on PQIA; both oils appear to be of similar quality, but the Havoline really lacks in Moly compared to PYB. Should this be of concern to me? If not, Havoline would get the nod just due to being a few dollars cheaper.
If you need additional information, please ask.
Thanks.
