Howdy,
My girlfriend has a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL2 (2.4 L. 4cyl). It currently has 85K miles on the clock. It's been fed 5w-30 dino oil during its life (at least over the two years she has owned it). The car used to be in Michigan but now lives in Las Vegas, where the temperatures are much higher. The manual recommends 5w-30 when the temperature falls below -0F and 10w-30 if temperature is 0F or above.
So the question... what kind of oil would you guys put in this car? Should I switch it over to synthetic (Mobil 1 10w-30?). I like buying my oil from WalMart, so any stuff they carry would be nice. I also have read you guys don't like fram filters. Does walmart sell any "good" filers, or do I need to buy them elsewhere?
I've been changing the oil on my 2002 VW Passat, which requires synthetic and the larger diesel filters. I've never had to change the oil on a non turbo car (GM), so this is new to me. Thanks for helping the noob out
~Eric
My girlfriend has a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero GL2 (2.4 L. 4cyl). It currently has 85K miles on the clock. It's been fed 5w-30 dino oil during its life (at least over the two years she has owned it). The car used to be in Michigan but now lives in Las Vegas, where the temperatures are much higher. The manual recommends 5w-30 when the temperature falls below -0F and 10w-30 if temperature is 0F or above.
So the question... what kind of oil would you guys put in this car? Should I switch it over to synthetic (Mobil 1 10w-30?). I like buying my oil from WalMart, so any stuff they carry would be nice. I also have read you guys don't like fram filters. Does walmart sell any "good" filers, or do I need to buy them elsewhere?
I've been changing the oil on my 2002 VW Passat, which requires synthetic and the larger diesel filters. I've never had to change the oil on a non turbo car (GM), so this is new to me. Thanks for helping the noob out
~Eric