I have an 08 GMC Sierra 5.3 that gets less than a few thousand miles a year and I was trying to find a good economical oil/oil deal for the yearly change. What's the word?
Economical 5w-30 Recommendations
- Thread starter shurguywutt
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Providence brand at Rural King, or MaxLife. LS engines are fairly easy on oil; any API SN or newer is fine. Buy based on your price point preference and don’t sweat it.
dnewton3
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The least expensive API licensed spec house brand you can find at the time you need it.
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I just picked up 3 jugs of QSFS 5w-30 from menards for $17.99/ea. They are having their brown bag sale.
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I just picked up 3 jugs of QSFS 5w-30 from menards for $17.99/ea. They are having their brown bag sale.
Menards is regional though. Amazon and WM is everywhere.
BrendanC
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LS motors in my experience love Valvoline HM Full synthetic. super quiet valve operation. use that and an ultra from walmart and run it to 6k OCI’s. if you don’t want to spring for the valvoline and the ultra, a super tech filter and super tech high mileage will get you where you’re going. (the bigger (longer) filter for your application is a fram 10575 helps with getting it on and off)
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BrendanC
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oh we’re talking about a fat kid and krispy kreme
The cheapest d1g3 5w30 on sale
Hit up the WM or auto parts store and grab the cheapest SP rated stuff they got. Filter choice is almost irrelevant. Fram EG and rock on.
Take your last oil change from another car, save it into a kitty litter container. Pour that in the truck and change that out every few years. Save that up and toss it into a mechanical diesel after you filtered it through an old used bedsheet.
For new oil Supertech at walmart is your best bet as it doesnt require a Costco membership. Traveller at Tractor Supply isnt cheap anymore. Mag1 at Lowes isnt cheap either. Advance Auto, Oreillys, Autozone oil changes dont meet the definition of an oil change deal like they used to.
For new oil Supertech at walmart is your best bet as it doesnt require a Costco membership. Traveller at Tractor Supply isnt cheap anymore. Mag1 at Lowes isnt cheap either. Advance Auto, Oreillys, Autozone oil changes dont meet the definition of an oil change deal like they used to.
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With you living in Florida and rarely driving it just walk in the Mart and see what's cheapest on your Mart shelves. Not all Mart shelves have the same price. It's almost assuredly going to be Supertech but they might have a bulk deal where 12 quarts of Havoline or something else is a little cheaper per quart than a 5qt Supertech.
I got a 6 pack of Mobil Super for $16 at BJ's
You are in FL and have an '08 Sierra, can you not use 10W-30? Any decent oil in xW-30?
Pretty hard to beat Kirkland brand when it comes on sale two Jugs for $31.99 last time I got some.
Walmart has plenty of options, being in Florida I'd use 15w-40 and use it for 2-3 years. I do long 10-13k drains with 15w-40 in my 03 and 05. I'm starting to do shorter drains given that after years of using whatever 15w-40 on sale they almost don't consume oil anymore, went from burning a quart every 1.5-2k to every 5-7k now. I'm guessing the hdeo slowly cleaned the dirty rings and that's considering I'm been doing almost double the interval length compared to regular 10w-30.
I'll throw out the Havoline 6qt boxes at WalMart, even though they've crept up in price a little.
Or the Valvoline Garage Boxes that can be had very fair if you buy 3 or 4 of them at a time.
Or the Valvoline Garage Boxes that can be had very fair if you buy 3 or 4 of them at a time.
Go to Walmart pick up the cheapest 5/30 and cheapest filter no reason to over think it on a rarely used on 16 year old pickup
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