Oil Advice

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 10/17/2015 at 11:42 • Filed to: Oil

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It’s about time for another oil change on our Envoy. I’ve been using Mobil 1 for pretty much every vehicle I’ve ever owned, but I’m wondering if I should really bother anymore on an 11-year-old vehicle with 107,000 miles. Got any recommendations, Oppo?

bob and john > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:50

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oh christ an oil thread. RUN FOR COVER!

really, just buy w/e grade the engine wants. its not a high performance machine. 5-buck-chuck will run fine. you might want to move up the change intervals slightly, but big shit.

Captain of the Enterprise > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:51

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I would recommend continuing to get oil changes, I think the money for good oil is worthwhile as well

Axel-Ripper > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:52

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I recommend Mobil 1. Why give up using good oil on an older vehicle? Are you wanting to kill it so you can buy a new one?

dogisbadob > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:55

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Your Envoy can use any API 5w30 for the full interval suggested by your OLM. Smitty’s oil is on sale at Kmart for only $2/qt.

Nothing wrong with M1, but cheaper oil will work just fine.

whoarder is tellurium > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:55

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If it is not smoking, knocking or consuming excess oil then it is fine.

You’d have to get the oil analyzed to really know any sort of “difference”.

Jcarr > Captain of the Enterprise 10/17/2015 at 11:56

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Yeah, definitely going to continue changing the oil. Wasn't debating that :)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:56

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Don’t look at me, I run vehicles with over 300,000 diesel miles and vehicles with 50s metallurgy and tolerances. Delicious zinc additive-laden diesel grade Rotella, yo.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:56

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Go for the high mileage Mobil One

Captain of the Enterprise > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 11:59

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I figured, I was a just a little unsure because of the phrasing

Dslay04 > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 12:36

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Can’t go wrong with Mobil 1

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 13:08

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honestly if you change it regurally its fine. I run conventional in my Miata normal rotella in my truck and never had issues

CaptDale - is secretly British > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 15:20

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If you have always used Mobile-1 on it, then you should continue to use it.

Autofixation > Jcarr 10/17/2015 at 20:03

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219,000 mile Subaru engine run with Mobil 1 and changed every 5,000 miles.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jcarr 10/19/2015 at 12:09

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I tend to stick with Quaker State Synthetic or Synthetic Blend, based on what’s on sale.

Mobil 1 is good stuff though.