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I remember reading the packaging on some oil pan heaters and they say to put them on after you're done driving to "keep the oil temp up" I don't think they are designed to warm cold oil, only keep warm oil warm. If nothing else it may be an interesting data point, do a cold run and then stick...

Michael_P, Thanks for the response. I was thinking it wasn't something drastically wrong I was completely confused as to why an oil change would reduce clutch chatter, I appreciate the explanation. From what I've seen and read these engines are tanks and I do a decent job of maintaining it...

so if I do a 50/50/50 mix of amsoil, RP, and Rotella does my car become Voltron?

I don't have any external leaks. I'm thinking this issue will be back too it just seems wacky that the moment I changed the oil this problem went away.

Then why do they make it so tasty?

-Hello All I have a '01 Saturn SL1 with around 160k on it, 5 speed. I've been running M1 5w-30 in it for roughly the past 3 years. Before my last oil change when I would accelerate from first my car would shudder horribly, it felt like my clutch was hopping on and off the flywheel. For no...

I'll definitely look into the t6 diesel oil option. I'm looking at changing my oil this friday anyway, I have the lucas synthetic oil stabilizer in there right now and I'm not liking it. I'll probably leave my current bosch filter on there since I just changed this oil about a month ago. I'll...

Also what would be a decent oil filter?

The only thing I'm concerned about with deviating from a 5w-30 or 0w-30 is I heard these engines don't like anything besides those weights. What adverse effects can I expect from running a 5w-20 or a 5w-40? Also I don't know if this matters but I do 90% of my driving in short distances usually 6...

01 Saturn SL1, Valvoline NextGen MaxLife 5w-30, with Bosch Oil Filter.

Hello All, As the subject line indicates I am new and I have a ticking lifter question. I have a '01 Saturn SL1, 5 speed, 1.9L SOHC with 135000 miles on it. Ever since I had roughly 115000 miles on my car I've had lifter tick at start up. I've been browsing BITOG for quite some time on and off...

One of the big causes for oil consumption that I've read about in the Saturn 1.9L's is an improper PCV valve, at satrunfans.com they tend to steer people towards an AC Delco PCV Valve apparently aftermarket PCV valves don't get the spring pressure right, also if you use a heavier weight oil...