1964 Parisienne oil advice

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I have a 1964 Pontiac Parisienne with a stock 327. It currently has 92k miles on it and I only put about 1,000 per year on it. Should I use a high mileage oil like Maxlife in a 10w-30, or should I consider something else? Right now it's got YB 5w-30 in it and I change it about every 6-8 months.

Any recommendations are appreciated!
 
Adam,you may want to bump it up to 10W-30. 5W-30 is thin for an old motor,tolerances are not that tight in the old motors.
 
I would use Pennzoil 10w30 Yellow bottle with a Wix or similar good filter and change every year just before the Winter. No need to change every 6-8 months... Too often for the little miles you are doing.

I have always liked those cars... Like driving a couch! Maybe you could post a picture?
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I agree. I had it changed while getting some brake work done and the shop took it upon themselves to go with the 5w. Interestingly, the manual specs it for as thin as 5w-20 in the really cold weather, but it's not that cold here and the motor is 45 years old.

Anyway, I intend to go back to a 10w-30 unless there are reasons for something else-perhaps heavier?
 
I wish I meant 35! No, original everything except for the electronic ignition. It runs very strong after the ticking stops after it warms up.

It's funny here since there are a lot of car enthusiasts and many of them don't know what to make of this "strange" Pontiac. On numerous occasions I have had to break out the manual to prove to them that indeed it is speced with a 327 and not a Pontiac 326.
 
If you are ever looking to sell it I would be interested... God those were nice cars... Congrats on a great treasure...
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Originally Posted By: Adamwest
I wish I meant 35! No, original everything except for the electronic ignition. It runs very strong after the ticking stops after it warms up.

It's funny here since there are a lot of car enthusiasts and many of them don't know what to make of this "strange" Pontiac. On numerous occasions I have had to break out the manual to prove to them that indeed it is speced with a 327 and not a Pontiac 326.

so, there was a pontiac 327, or was it spec'd w/ a chevy 327? never heard of that before.
 
Parisienne was a Canadian Pontiac. They were basically an upscale Chevy made to look like a Pontiac for Canadian production. Nice cars and unusual in the US.

There were several US cars that had Canada only versions that were built in Canada for the Canadian market. Ford and Chrysler did it too. It made for some interesting cars.
 
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There were several US cars that had Canada only versions that were built in Canada for the Canadian market. Ford and Chrysler did it too. It made for some interesting cars.


Like the Pontiac Laurentian!
 
I also vote for a HDEO, either 10W30 or 15W40, depending on how tight the motor is. If you have minor oil leaks, a high mileage oil (10W30 or 10W40) would serve you well, also. IMO, you can't go wrong either way.
 
Originally Posted By: XS650
Parisienne was a Canadian Pontiac. They were basically an upscale Chevy made to look like a Pontiac for Canadian production. Nice cars and unusual in the US.

There were several US cars that had Canada only versions that were built in Canada for the Canadian market. Ford and Chrysler did it too. It made for some interesting cars.


Acura CSX (EL, 1.6EL), do you guys know what that is?

A car made to look like a Civic, with some extra luxury goodies only for Canada...

Same stuff. The Parisienne is a nice car enjoy her.
 
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I used to have a 1971 Parisienne and it was my first car i ever bought.Being a teen fresh out of high school i was very excited.It had a 350 in it and yup i ran Quaker State 10w30 dino in it.I bought this car for 500 bucks from a family friend and it was near mint condition..i believe these cars were built in Quebec.
 
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Adamwest - When these cars were new in New Zealand (they were rare and valuable) we only used a 10W-30 lubricant. They were trouble free on that even then

A "road tester" Tech wrote one off with around 500 miles on it - he wrapped it around a lamp post after losing it in the wet! He was fired forthwith!

The Owner had to wait for a new one to be imported from Canada as I recall - they cost around 167 weeks wages of a qualified mechanic back then!
 
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Wow 167 weeks is a lot of wrenching.These cars were very much built like a tank and had a nice ride to them..i have a lot of fond memories with that car.Do you see any of these car on the roads out your way?
 
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