Hello BITOGers,
In an effort to save some $$$ from bringing my car to the dealer for the next oil change, I'll probably do the job myself. The engine holds 8.8 qts! It's the L76 6.0L V8. So based on what the dealers around here charge, I could cut the price from the $90-$100 range to about half that. The current fill is Mobil 1 5W-30. I'm not in love with any particular brand of oil so I'm open for opinions. I'd like to stay with a synthetic however since I'm following the OLM these days and I feel better about having the extra protection. The only oil grade recommended in the manual is 5W-30 so I'll be sticking with that as well. Based on my current driving patterns the OLM would probably get to 0% in the 8000-9000 mile range from what I've seen so far.
Also I'm open for filter options as well!
Thanks!
Ed B.
In an effort to save some $$$ from bringing my car to the dealer for the next oil change, I'll probably do the job myself. The engine holds 8.8 qts! It's the L76 6.0L V8. So based on what the dealers around here charge, I could cut the price from the $90-$100 range to about half that. The current fill is Mobil 1 5W-30. I'm not in love with any particular brand of oil so I'm open for opinions. I'd like to stay with a synthetic however since I'm following the OLM these days and I feel better about having the extra protection. The only oil grade recommended in the manual is 5W-30 so I'll be sticking with that as well. Based on my current driving patterns the OLM would probably get to 0% in the 8000-9000 mile range from what I've seen so far.
Also I'm open for filter options as well!
Thanks!
Ed B.