I been tempted to take the cover off and see what it looks like. I bought this car brand new. I ran it for years on regular 10W30 Castrol. After synthetic went mainstream and prices settled, I switched to it. I used to use Fram filters but switched to Purolator a year or two back. The Purolator filters made a good bit of difference. The oil is only slightly darker when I change it after 5,000 miles. By the way, I ran for 3,000 when I was on regular oil. Been curious if it can go 7,500 on synthetic oil tho. Just change the filter half way through. I also added magnets to my oil filter a while back. Mine is aluminum but there is a good bit of metal that it will hold on to in there.
Engine wise, this has been one heck of a car. My biggest problem is keeping the A/C working at full power. After I switched to R134, it has not done very well because of the rather small condenser. It's just plain not large enough. That leads to higher pressures on the high side which leads to a shorter compressor life. Junk yards are my friend. Other than normal stuff, plugs, anti-freeze and such as that, its been a great car.
Also, I get about 30 mpg with this thing. I only got about 25 or so when I first bought it. Since I started putting Morey's in it, the heater takes a good long while to warm up. lol It gets there but it takes a while. I think Morey's has really helped my gas mileage more than anything else. It's the biggest change I have made to what I put in it. Oh, it doesn't get good mileage on 92 or 93 either. It likes 87 very well tho.
I called about my new exhaust. I'm looking at about $150.00 to maybe $200.00. That is from exhaust manifold to the rear bumper. Doesn't sound to bad. Oh well, got to do what I got to do.
Engine wise, this has been one heck of a car. My biggest problem is keeping the A/C working at full power. After I switched to R134, it has not done very well because of the rather small condenser. It's just plain not large enough. That leads to higher pressures on the high side which leads to a shorter compressor life. Junk yards are my friend. Other than normal stuff, plugs, anti-freeze and such as that, its been a great car.
Also, I get about 30 mpg with this thing. I only got about 25 or so when I first bought it. Since I started putting Morey's in it, the heater takes a good long while to warm up. lol It gets there but it takes a while. I think Morey's has really helped my gas mileage more than anything else. It's the biggest change I have made to what I put in it. Oh, it doesn't get good mileage on 92 or 93 either. It likes 87 very well tho.
I called about my new exhaust. I'm looking at about $150.00 to maybe $200.00. That is from exhaust manifold to the rear bumper. Doesn't sound to bad. Oh well, got to do what I got to do.
