chevyboy69
11-10-2005, 09:01 PM
yeah my ? is i have a 93 chevy lumina, with 72,000 miles on it. dose the high mileage oil and filters really help? to do what they say they do?
thanks for your time!
CF-Mike
11-10-2005, 10:00 PM
What brand of filter are you looking at getting?
Revolution
11-10-2005, 10:22 PM
The high mileage oil actually helps because of the blends as far as filters go you can't go wrong with a delco or a wix becuase they prime fast. Wix is usually available at a local autoparts store.. not a chain.. something like a napa not autozone or murrays. Delco is still prefered.
chevyboy69
11-11-2005, 07:37 AM
i was looking at getting valoline max life oil and filter but i just want the best filter and oil for my car. so i'm open to hear what everyone has to say.
Huney
01-14-2006, 02:38 PM
With that many miles you want a 10W-30. WalMart sells synthetic blend $7.00 for 5 quarts or fully synthetic SuperTech for $12.88 for five quarts. Yup, half price of Mobil1 and it meets the same API specs. As for an oil filter, if you change the oil and filter every 5000 miles you'll do fine with the WalMart SuperTech filters made by Champion Labs and it has a very high filtration rating, in fact, one of the highest. Swing by WalMart and take a look see at their SuperTech filters box. OK, any body can tell you anything. However, if WalMart put that on their SuperTech filter boxes and it was not true then you would think one of the big filter makers would file a law suit. Friend of mine is a hunter with an older Ford 4 WD V8 F150 with 90K miles on it and he does not baby it a bit. Soooo? He changes the oil every 5000 miles and never used anything but walmart supertech oil and filters. So go figure.
If you'd like to read up on filters here is a great link I would like to share with you. http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html
Another super link here and a world of good info on additives and everything you want to know about engine oil. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/
If you've ever wondered about those snake oil engine oil aditives, scroll down to, "What about additives," and get an additive education.
Okey-Dokey then chevyboy, hope all this helped and if I can be of further assistance just give a shout. YEE-HAW! Huney. :)
DetroitMuscle
01-14-2006, 04:53 PM
I use maxlife in mine 10w-30 used it in my brand new engines and my 142K motor now, I use a fram filter and prime it before i put it on, but i am a WIX filter person myself.
you can get wix at lee auto parts, parts plus stores, NAPA im not sure if they carry them or not, years ago they didnt and i just stayed with lee or parts plus or ordered a case from them mail order wise.
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