Hey guys, I'm new to the LT1 world. Need to change the oil on the beast. But the previous owner didn't let me know what type of oil he used, though I highly doubt he used synthetic. My 97 T/A has 68k on it. What type of oil & filter should I use on her? Note that she resides in South West Florida heat. Thx for the help

 

Abolutely no reason not to go ahead and switch to synthetic now....at least you can stop the wear from here on.

 

youll hear almost every different kind of oil known to man when you ask this so be prepared....but for me the K&N 3002 filter and german castrol get the job done

 

is a 10-40 weight a good compromise in the florida summer heat? Im goin with a delco filter

 

Well many many many people will bash what I use, but I am a fan of the fram filter, use it on my car, truck, and motorcycle...

Bill

 

I use olive oil in mine and when I check it I lick the dip stick, because it is supposed to be good for you.

 

ROFL Bubba. Ya know its best if you use extra virgin for more flavor.... But I use the 5w40 mobil1 truck oil... Have had good success but gonna switch it to castrol german stuff cuz im hearing good things. And i use a fram filter, my friends father has worked for shell oil comp for 30yrs and swears by em

 

I use castrol, its good.

 

Kroger store brand oil and some cotton ***** taped up with duct tape for the filter. My uncle's half brother works at Kroger and he swears by 'em.

 

I like to spray about 10 aerosol cans of WD40 in the oil dipstick tube (careful, don't overfill) and use a hollowed out fram filter casing for extra flow.

This is the only type of thread you'll hear me say this about, so live it up while it lasts- USE THE [ EDIT ] SEARCH FEATURE!!! I see a "what oil should I use" thread every single time I log on. What's even more frustrating is when someone asks the question, gets prompted to run Mobil 1, Castrol or the like, them comes back on and says "well I ordered some Amsoil because the salesperson said it was better". Use the search feature, you'll see what's good and what's not- and you won't get smartass responses like the one I gave you.

 

but what type of oil would you recommend?

 

Mobil 1 0w40. Use it, love it, live it.

 

As a general rule, never talk about politics, religion or OIL.

 

im gonna go ahead and say he's right, one of those those topics always get someones panties in a wad.

 

Dang thats what happened when i replied wasnt it... Geez i wish that would quit happening im switching to thungs (dam i hope thats spelled right)