Just did an oil change on the Uplander, taught my little brother how to change the oil, so it was his first time. I used Mobil 1 AFE 0w30 and an AC Delco ecore. The engine DOES run quieter on this oil which is a nice perk, its not a really loud engine to begin with but it certainly does run quieter now. One concern I had was the old oil filter came off pretty easy, i used a filter wrench and it came off with little force...is that normal? I put the AC delco on as hard as I could with my hands, but I did that too with the last filter. I also saw a drip or two on the driveway when I checked for leaks once I drove it home. It could have been oil from the mess the filter made when it came off though. Im going to check tomorrow morning to see if there are any more drips. Any advice on the checking for drips or leaks thing? Also what do you think about the oil and filter used? The car calls for 5w30 but really this car sees 1/2 miles jaunts all day, my mother drives it and she transports kids at a day camp around the campus so I would say it sees about 10 or more of those 1/2 miles trips per day, between her driving to work, driving kids around work, and getting groceries after work it sees a lot of starts! So I thought the 0w30 weight might help getting the oil around the engine quicker. What do you guys think about the AC delco ecore filter? I put in pennzoil syn blend 5w30 last time and didnt see much of a difference. It did come out very dark brown to black though and only after 3000 miles. Anyway thats it, just wanted to share. By the way, the Uplander has always had dino oil changes with GTX and ProSelect Napa filter, just now switching to full synthetic at 104,000 miles.
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