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Stop losing sleep!!
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 06:37:13
In Reply to: Re: sludge is the issue. do you feel lucky?, Steve, Wed, 1 Nov 2006 20:15:36
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Just go with synthetic. Mobil 1 0W40 will meet the specs and be fine. Change at 5,000 to 7,000 and all will be well. Alternative oils are Amsoil 5W40 and Castrol Syntech 5W50. Both meet all the specs in the manual.
And FWIW, the Midas guy may be right for a Chevy or a Kia, but a Midas franchise is hardly a source of reliable automotive knowledge. They may not even know your car has a turbocharger and how that affects the oil. And at those places you don't always really know what oil they are putting in your car. The people at Midas and other chains (plus WalMart, Sears, etc.) work there because they aren't good enough to get a job at a dealership or an indy shop. They are 3rd level techs who shouldn't be allowed to do more than mufflers and (maybe) brakes. JMHO.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Oil, dammit., Steve, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:28:24
- Mobil 1, 0W40 n/m, aldrin, Wed, 1 Nov 2006 08:32:30
- What does your owner's manual say?, Noel, Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:36:57
- sludge is the issue. do you feel lucky?, bobc
, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:43:02 - like I said, dammit!, steve, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:17:16
- Re: Oil, dammit., ScottA, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:44:51
- Re: Oil, dammit., Andrej, Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:59:56
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