What? An oil thread? And nobody gave me a heads up? LOL

Hummmm, ignore the specs in the manual and change viscosity - sounds like a great idea. Since my 2.4L went thru its pure synthetic WAY fast to the tune of a quart and a half in no time at all, jumping up to a 15w40 synthetic would seem to make sense. Maybe I should look into the availability of a 20w50 - or maybe Sleeper has a few quarts of 50w kicking around. :)

However.................. I think I will just stick with the manufacturer's recommendation on viscosity, and go change my oil right now by moonlight. Damn - dropped the drainplug............... Where is the flashlight?

 

I see it, over there next to the Kokanee ....

 

whopper- sorry, forgot to shoot ya a heads up..

Yep, I have 50wt for my Flathead, & 20w 50 for the Evos..

But for my hhr, 5w 30 is just right.

You know where the drain plug will likely be, bottom of the drained hot oil pan.... That's where mine hides mostly anyhow.

 

Ya both are right! That bottle gets slippery in the oil.

 

My bad, i ment to say 5w40. Lol but ill just stick w 5w30 then.

 

Well, I don't have a problem with the W40 end as long as you got the 5W end.

 

Since this is an oil thread i'll ask my Q here. Since im still new to SS, does anyone know if the turbo is self contained, or is there an oil feed line running from the block? Thanks

 

Block lubed and water cooled