Hi folks. I stumbled on the site a few weeks ago while looking for some internet intelligence regarding lubricants...looks like I found a great place
I have a recently "inherited" '93 Plymouth Acclaim. It has a nasty oil leak, which I have determined is coming from multiple places. I have been quoted in the $600 range to fix, and that price is definitely not worth the $1.29 per quart I have been adding about every 2 weeks.
Other than that, the car is great. It has 105,000 miles on it, cold air, great shifts, etc. After gleaning insight from this forum, I have formulated a plan of action that I wanted to throw out there.
First the facts. The manual specifies 10w/30, capacity is 4 1/2 quarts, and it is a year-round Florida car.
My idea was to change the oil to Pennzoil High Mileage 10W-40, do the specified AutoRX treatment (due to the high recommendations on here, as well as the page at http://www.auto-rx.com/pages/sealleak.htm ), and see what happens. It sure beats the cost of fixing the leaks (and if it doesn't work, at least some good has come from it.)
What do you all think? What oil filters are generally recomended for this application? Your insights are greatly appreciated.
Edit: Actually, maybe the Pennz HM wouldn't be good during the ARX stage. I have been reading over some posts in "Additives, Fuel,Oil, Cleaners" that state Semi-Synth/Synth/HM oils are not helpful with ARX when working on seal leaks. Hrmm
Thanks again
Jim
[ March 11, 2004, 04:36 AM: Message edited by: Jim Gains ]
I have a recently "inherited" '93 Plymouth Acclaim. It has a nasty oil leak, which I have determined is coming from multiple places. I have been quoted in the $600 range to fix, and that price is definitely not worth the $1.29 per quart I have been adding about every 2 weeks.
Other than that, the car is great. It has 105,000 miles on it, cold air, great shifts, etc. After gleaning insight from this forum, I have formulated a plan of action that I wanted to throw out there.
First the facts. The manual specifies 10w/30, capacity is 4 1/2 quarts, and it is a year-round Florida car.
My idea was to change the oil to Pennzoil High Mileage 10W-40, do the specified AutoRX treatment (due to the high recommendations on here, as well as the page at http://www.auto-rx.com/pages/sealleak.htm ), and see what happens. It sure beats the cost of fixing the leaks (and if it doesn't work, at least some good has come from it.)
What do you all think? What oil filters are generally recomended for this application? Your insights are greatly appreciated.
Edit: Actually, maybe the Pennz HM wouldn't be good during the ARX stage. I have been reading over some posts in "Additives, Fuel,Oil, Cleaners" that state Semi-Synth/Synth/HM oils are not helpful with ARX when working on seal leaks. Hrmm
Thanks again
Jim
[ March 11, 2004, 04:36 AM: Message edited by: Jim Gains ]