Another car, another oil question.
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Our 3800 currently has one quart of Trop Artic 10w30, one quart of Maxlife 5w30, two quarts of All Climate 5w30 and a half quart of Rislone for good measure. Hey, you asked!! I'd recommend sale of the week 5w30 for the harsh Wisconsin winters. No sense putting synthetic in a 500 dollar car IMO.
Keep an eye on the coolent; the 3800 by other people's word is a reliable plant but it to suffers intake gasket leaks and warpage of the plastic upper manifold at the EGR port. Your's might be old enough to have a metal upper intake though.
Keep an eye on the coolent; the 3800 by other people's word is a reliable plant but it to suffers intake gasket leaks and warpage of the plastic upper manifold at the EGR port. Your's might be old enough to have a metal upper intake though.
Hmmmm.... Up there I would use one of the thicker 5w30 HM formulas like Havoline HM or Pennzoil High Mileage.
Down south I use Shell Rotella T 10w30 but it might be a bit much for WI Winters.
Down south I use Shell Rotella T 10w30 but it might be a bit much for WI Winters.
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No, but it sure is nice to be able to!
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