2010 Camaro SS Oil Recommendations

[AIRJAC3]

Originally Posted By: RazorsEdge
Most guys who I know that own a new Camaro that drag race,all use the weight of oil thats recommended for that particular motor.

I'm involved in drag racing events usually all summer,right til the beginning of Fall,and I've yet to see anyone have any issues with these cars,other then needing new tires,etc,etc.

These are nice cars,enjoy them,they are made to run hard!

Nice. I really don't want to stray from the 5w30 anyway. I'm pretty sure the GM Engineers knew people were going to be racing Camaros so they can't be wrong with the 30 weight.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Jeepers grade/ weight means little here.

If you want to stay with a 30 GRADE go to a schweet "Euro Spec" 30 grade

Their approval committee is ACEA not ILSAC nor API.

Some of the better ACEA xw30 meet Porsche, Daimler or VAG approvals for (turbocharged) gasoline engines ( ex: MB approval 229.5 (2012)

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Toady is the last day to stock up on Napa Synthetic for $2.99/qt. It is rebranded Synpower and meets dexos1 standards

Pick up a a Napa Gold filter while you're there.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

No good enough.

 

[bmwpowere36m3]

Originally Posted By: Bandito440
Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
They mean racetrack not drag strip Bandito440.

How do you interpret this as being specific types of racing?

Originally Posted By: 2016 Corvette Owner's Manual
Track events and competitive driving
Not changing the engine oil to 15W-50 may cause engine damage. Engine oil must be changed to 15W-50 synthetic.

Originally Posted By: 2016 Camaro Owner's Manual
Change the engine oil to 0W-40 or 5W-40 that meets the dexos2TM specification. If this oil is not available, the following oils can be used as an alternative: Valvoline® SYNPOWER MST 5W-40, Mobil® 1 ESP Formula M 5W-40.

His 2010 manual makes no mention of oil during competitive use. In any case, something thicker than standard M1 5w30 won't hurt anything in his car, and it will provide a greater margin of safety until he gets an idea of how hot it's getting after multiple passes. So, why not?


Stock car w/ DOTs? 3-5 passes a night... big deal. That's not really taxing the engine... I would not consider that track-use.

 

[Indydriver]

Since your engine won't care, you might as well patronize the American company, Exxon-Mobil.