USING HIGH MILEAGE OIL IN LOWER END MILEAGE CAR

[snake123]

i just purchaSED A BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM AND IT REQUIRES 10W30 OIL i HAVE A NEW CONTAINER OF mAXLIFE 10W30 HIGH MILEAGE OIL , QUEST CAN I USE THIS IN A CAR WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT will

I have a seal issue because its a blend of synthetic and conventional oil and has some seal additives .

 

[TmanP]

Absolutely you can, and that would be a good oil for your 3800. Enjoy the car, that's crazy low miles!

 

[NH73]

Yes, you can. if you ever look into a Q&A from anyones high mileage oils, that question is usually in there. If you can use high mileage oil under 75000 miles? They always say yes you can and can even use it in brand new cars. As was said on here before, the 75000 mile is just marketing.

 

[eljefino]

HM oil just has better additives that could plausibly under the right astrophysical conditions wear out your catalytic converter before 150k. Since your maker wants to save it they've come out with "watery oil" to run under warranty.

It's like in the 1950's when you'd buy margarine and it'd be white lard with a little packet of yellow that you had to "paint it yourself" because of the fat cat butter lobbyists.

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
HM oil just has better additives that could plausibly under the right astrophysical conditions wear out your catalytic converter before 150k. Since your maker wants to save it they've come out with "watery oil" to run under warranty.

It's like in the 1950's when you'd buy margarine and it'd be white lard with a little packet of yellow that you had to "paint it yourself" because of the fat cat butter lobbyists.

I take it by that you meas the less than 800 PPM of ZDDP allowed in "energy conserving" SN oil -- which is less than 30 hot viz?

 

[Bellinghamster]

Based on my understanding, highmilage oil featured with rubber swelling additive. You can use it if your car is old by years, not necessarily by mileage.

 

[2KBMW]

Originally Posted By: Bellinghamster
Based on my understanding, highmilage oil featured with rubber swelling additive. You can use it if your car is old by years, not necessarily by mileage.


It may not be a seal swelling additive but an additive or even synthetic ester that conditions the rubber.

 

[Trav]

"Seal conditioner" is double talk for seal sweller, they don't like to use that term as it conjures up images of seals swollen up like an elephants trunk but that's exactly what it is.
The 3800 uses roller lifters and has engine seals made from modern compounds, there is little or no benefit running a HM oil. The less "conditioning" of old valve seals and silicone lip plastic frame oil pan gaskets the better.

 

[Lolvoguy]

Originally Posted By: eljefino

It's like in the 1950's when you'd buy margarine and it'd be white lard with a little packet of yellow that you had to "paint it yourself" because of the fat cat butter lobbyists.

that can't be true!

...can it?

 

[Oro_O]

Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Originally Posted By: eljefino

It's like in the 1950's when you'd buy margarine and it'd be white lard with a little packet of yellow that you had to "paint it yourself" because of the fat cat butter lobbyists.

that can't be true!

...can it?


It's totally true. The dairy lobby was so afraid of poor people using margarine to save money that they bribed legislators to pass laws to make margarine look bad.

It's the American way (and most other places, too).

 

[BrocLuno]

Use it an rest easy

 

[Alex_V]

Valvoline MaxLife would be my top choice in a car like yours.

 

[wally6934]

Originally Posted By: Or
Originally Posted By: Lolvoguy
Originally Posted By: eljefino

It's like in the 1950's when you'd buy margarine and it'd be white lard with a little packet of yellow that you had to "paint it yourself" because of the fat cat butter lobbyists.

that can't be true!

...can it?


It's totally true. The dairy lobby was so afraid of poor people using margarine to save money that they bribed legislators to pass laws to make margarine look bad.

It's the American way (and most other places, too).


http://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/15032395622

I remember the illegal "oleo" runs that were done in the 60's.

We lived in Wisconsin the dairy state. The dairy people paid the bribe to outlaw margerin then called oleo in Wisconsin, so the neighbors would talk in hushed tones about how much oleo each wanted and who would drive to the Illinois border and smuggle over 10 or 20 lbs of oleo.

 

[snake123]

yes I have this car in tip top shape but I bought this high mileage blend Valvoline Maxlife 10w30 on a car like a Buick lesabre custom v6 with only 40,000 miles on it I bought it for my higher mileage truck that I sold last week so I dont have use for the maxlife oil if I cant use it in my low mileage buick only because they say once you use it , it swells the seals then you committed to it you can go back. what do you think

 

[Plawan]

Ive done it often