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Required Engine Oil for 2011 GM Vehicles

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Old 09-09-2010, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sleeper
[B] But CrazyCarKid might still be wanting to do a trade..He's a good guy

Thanks! Don't worry about it.... I was going to go to the dealer because a friend works there and can get me his discount, so I was going to see how much that was...
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Old 09-24-2010, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by sleeper
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Don't worry about it, I have one enroute now & ETA is this weekend..

I figured you weren't interested. But CrazyCarKid might still be wanting to do a trade..He's a good guy

Bummer about yer motor tho man..
Cool... and by now I'm sure you've got it... darn work...keeping me from my interwebz.
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Old 09-24-2010, 09:19 AM
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Actually no, I never did get one...lol.

But now my HHR is put away in storage. It's cheaper to insure my Lumina so I'm driving that now anyways.
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Old 10-23-2017, 11:20 AM
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after 7 years we're dying to find out everyone's experiences with their oil. i personally have put over 15,000 miles (twice) on a nissan quest with synthetic oil and fram filter and the engine is still running as strong as when i bought it. oil and filters looked and smelled like they could take more use/abuse.
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Old 10-23-2017, 12:04 PM
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If your oil has a bad smell likely its too late. You can NEVER judge oil by sight, or any other human sense for that matter. Some oils are different colors. The Pennzoil Ultra Platinum I used for a couple cycles went in very light amber and came out reddish. Other oils go in a darker shade, come out black. Best way to test life of oil is to send in for analysis. Second best and nowhere near as good is a "feel" test; just run it in between your fingers and judge its slipperiness. The key to oil is how well it lubricates.
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Old 10-23-2017, 12:42 PM
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And search a little more, the subject comes up too many times; almost to the point of "trolling".

Bottom line is: any oil that has a Dexos label and is 5W30 is what can be used. The 5W30 part is very important, especially on cars with VVT. Most semi and full syn oils are Dexos labelled.
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Yeah, tis time to close this thread. It's one of these items that has been discussed to death and back again.
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