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Old 10-14-2005, 11:28 PM
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my motor has 124,000 i know my car burns some oil when i get to high speeds what is a good weight oil to use to try to limit the oil burning../
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Old 10-15-2005, 12:28 AM
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I used to use 15w40 or 20w50.
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Which oil do you use?
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Old 10-15-2005, 01:20 AM
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im just usin valvoline 10/30
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Old 10-15-2005, 01:36 AM
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On the 5.0 that I just sold I used valvoline maxlife since it was more of a daily driver and was somewhat stock. besides, it had 147,000 miles. I really liked this oil because my car stopped burning oil and stopped leaking it. I also saw the oil pressure go up a bit. (10w40)
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nice i think ill start using that
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Old 10-15-2005, 01:46 AM
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Try getting the maxlife oil filter too.
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