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...

 

Cool... and by now I'm sure you've got it... darn work...keeping me from my interwebz.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Yeah, tis time to close this thread. It's one of these items that has been discussed to death and back again.