what's a good oil for my 97asc2. engine has roughly 55,000 miles on it. it's a swap from the last motor that died. it does burn oil. i think all saturns do. i was wondering if high mileage oil will work better than synthetic oil. and... if i swap to synthetic is it jus like changing my oil the regular way or do i have to flush it all out. thx
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I run 20W50 Valvoline durablend (synthetic/ conventional blend). Car has 200+ compression and 0-3% leak down in all cylinders. btw car has 162,000 miles on it.2002 Saturn SL1- 5 speed, basic, slow, and staying that way.
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Running straight 20w-50 is not recommended on an engine designed for 5w-30. Good luck starting it if the temp drops a wee bit too much. The lifters will stay pumped up and you won't have any compression [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/lol.gif[/img]-6S Resident Mechanical Forensics member #001.
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Originally posted by S.BretzRunning straight 20w-50 is not recommended on an engine designed for 5w-30. Good luck starting it if the temp drops a wee bit too much. The lifters will stay pumped up and you won't have any compression [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/lol.gif[/img]
I would recommend 10w30, and ialso use Durablend as well. If you want to spend more money and give your engine a "treat", I recommend Engine Restore 4 Cylinder formula, and Valvoline Full Synthetic Syn Power
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Originally posted by HighEnd777I would recommend 10w30, and ialso use Durablend as well. If you want to spend more money and give your engine a "treat", I recommend Engine Restore 4 Cylinder formula, and Valvoline Full Synthetic Syn Power
I also add the Engine Restore as well and it has helped get the old engine down the road, especially with the nitrous treatment.
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its a personal choice. any car ive had, i run a conventional in it a few times and change it more often the needed. then i switch to full synthetic. i will run mobil 1, penzoil, quaker state, and my favorite royal purple. i also typically run 10w30 in summer and 5w30 in winter. 01+ vehicles i have put in 5w20. now turbo, id run a 10w40/15w40.Ian---The Fat Ass
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Originally posted by saturnspeed_12its a personal choice. any car ive had, i run a conventional in it a few times and change it more often the needed. then i switch to full synthetic. i will run mobil 1, penzoil, quaker state, and my favorite royal purple. i also typically run 10w30 in summer and 5w30 in winter. 01+ vehicles i have put in 5w20. now turbo, id run a 10w40/15w40.
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you forgot the slash there vin [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/lol.gif[/img]
yes, tis be a winter wonderland up here sometimes. can i live with you when that magical stuff falls?Ian---The Fat Ass
1995 SL2-High compression engine FOR SALE
2010 Chevy Cobalt SS- tuned with plenty of goodness
2002 SC2-New daily
2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 KRT- got a stupid deal
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Ya'll say ya'll in Michig? I thought it was a south thing. Anywho, my '94 engine has 314,590 miles on it. Yeah, she smokes a little bit when you crank her up, but manage to take alot of ricers down. My 2 cents is this: I just recently switched to higher mileage engine oil and I can't say enough about it. Oil burnoff has been cut in half and the old dohc seems to run a bit quieter and smoother. I have never used any oil treatments like STP or RESTORE so I cannot comment.
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