Your Preferred Motor Oil?

[wjburken]

Sorry about that. I did do a search, but, I might not have worded it right. Besides, I'm a member of BobIsTheOilGuy.com, and A-Holes are plenty there. They just get ignored, as well.

No apology needed my friend. As others have said, just poking a little fun while also trying to provide some links to some applicable threads on the topic. As stated above, the search function can be a little janky.

Personally, I typically run Valvoline 5W-30 full synthetic but have used Mobil ! on occasion.

 

[Ben Gatewood]

As the folks above have posted, please take any wise-crack comments as comments made in jest and fun. A-holes are not welcome in this Forum, and just about all folks who post frequently are definitely not A-holes.

There are certain topics/questions that get asked very frequently on this Forum, like this question regarding motor oil preferences, and there is a mountain of information in this Forum for those frequently asked questions. Unfortunately, the search tool in this Forum leaves a lot to be desired, so finding previously posted information can be a challenge. As such new folks often try to search, find very limited valuable returns for their search inquiries, and end up asking the question in a new post on the Forum.

So, when a frequently asked question pops up in the Forum as a new post, the wise-crack comments start to pop up by the regulars in the Forum. But, to be clear again, it is all in jest and fun. As you can see, folks have provided the OP with links to existing relevant information contained in previously posted threads.

All good....everyone' been more than helpful...the peanut gallery just threw me.

BTW what brand of glass cleaner is suggested for the wiper refill?

Should I go with a concentrated formula?

 

[OR VietVet]

Any of the offered washer fluids at the parts store or wherever you get it, will be fine.

This was recommended to me by @Rocket Man and I am glad he did. This stuff works great and I can really see the difference.

https://www.amazon.com/Aquapel-Glas...&pd_rd_r=d2e03878-f9ea-4acd-aa37-399e7fac2442

 

[Fless]

NAPA has an OK deal on oil & a filter through 12/31:

 

[George B]

The thing is, 5qts isn’t enough for an oil change so you have to buy two jugs or a spare quart. So, if you don’t pick one brand and stay with it you end up mixing brands.

 

[Z71Tahoe2004]

I have a 2004 Tahoe with about 230K. I’ve been using synthetic oil for as long as I can remember - 5w30. About two years ago, I began using Amsoil, and also use their oil filters. I average about 8 months between changes (per the vehicle’s computer). The truck runs beautifully, but that, of course, has to do with more than just the oil.

 

[OR VietVet]

The NAPA oil is Valvoline if I remember right. Yes, the jugs are 5 quarts but can get single quarts too but I just buy 2 of the 5 quart jugs and fill as needed and then I have 4 quarts left in one jug and use that for top offs or when the next oil change comes around, I get a 5 quart jug and top off the 6th quart out of the partial jug.

 

[George B]

The NAPA oil is Valvoline if I remember right. Yes, the jugs are 5 quarts but can get single quarts too but I just buy 2 of the 5 quart jugs and fill as needed and then I have 4 quarts left in one jug and use that for top offs or when the next oil change comes around, I get a 5 quart jug and top off the 6th quart out of the partial jug.

Same her. I’m just bitching.

 

[Puckrobber]

Does the 5.7L take 6 quarts? I thought my owner's manual said 5.

 

[OR VietVet]

The 5.7 takes 5 quarts and the 5.3 engine takes 6 quarts.

 

[George B]

Isn’t it 5-1/2 quarts with the filter?

 

[OR VietVet]

I use the taller filter but I have always added 6 quarts with no problems.

 

[Puckrobber]

The 5.7 takes 5 quarts and the 5.3 engine takes 6 quarts.

OK, that clears it up. Thanks, Vet!

 

[Lt Belspur]

I switched to Triax Fluids over a year ago. TRIAX LUBRICANTS Available on Amazon.

I use the TRIAX SYNERGY SRT 0W-20 Full Synthetic (triaxlubricants.com) in my 2016 Tahoe. (8 quarts)

 

[rjr]

2015 5.3 takes 8 qts

 

[TerryKing]

Hi Everyone. One quick actual experience:

2012 Tahoe 5.3 200K miles. I noticed lower oil pressure at idle after about "50% oil life remaining". I had used Castrol Edge full synthetic and Fram TG filter.

Based on a recommendation here a few months ago I switched to Mobil1 and the Mobil1 filter. The comment (I can't find) said the Mobil1 filter was superior. Now at "10% oil like remaining" the idle pressure stays the same as when new. (I usually change at mileage and 20% remaining, but I just did a long trip and was at 10% when I got back.

THANKS for lotsa help I've gotten on this group!

 

[Squirrelsmith]

No one has called me on it yet but I use the Amazon basics 10w-30 full synthetic with absolutely no problems. Made at the same plant as Mobil 1 and in side by side tests on numerous sites, it either has tied Mobil 1 or beat it in many tests.

But yea, another "what oil should I use" thread. Yawn!

Has anyone really ever had a problem with any oil that they are aware of? Any oil will get you through the first 100k and by then nobody knows why anything happens

 

[Bigshawn]

I usually use olive or canola oil and i have a rubber hose with a hose clamp where the filter should be. Then i have the other end of the hose hooked to the oil pick tube. Works great

 

[NorthernYukon97]

Heated topic...

Mobil 1 in gas engines.

I switched over and have been running it for as long as I can remember now (20 years?) never an mechanical engine issue since, in multiple trucks and cars, high mileage and working trucks.

That’s my 2c.

 

[Bigshawn]

Hi Everyone. One quick actual experience:

2012 Tahoe 5.3 200K miles. I noticed lower oil pressure at idle after about "50% oil life remaining". I had used Castrol Edge full synthetic and Fram TG filter.

Based on a recommendation here a few months ago I switched to Mobil1 and the Mobil1 filter. The comment (I can't find) said the Mobil1 filter was superior. Now at "10% oil like remaining" the idle pressure stays the same as when new. (I usually change at mileage and 20% remaining, but I just did a long trip and was at 10% when I got back.

THANKS for lotsa help I've gotten on this group!

Hey i have a 01 yukon 5.3 and was using 5w30 castrol/castrol high mileage since like 2009. Just in the past year or two i switched to castrol full synthetic high mileage. Never had a problem with my oil pressure, it would usually run around 40 at idle. Mostly used k&n and puralator filters. My vehicle is at 331,000 miles.
What weight oil are you running?