skizot722
Well-Known LVC Member
OK, I was researching types of oil for my muscle car, and I came across this article. It's not an article specific to muscle cars, but instead it's about various weights of oil and why you should use them. It's a fairly length article, but all of the good stuff for discussion is located in Motor Oil 101 - 106.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq.php?faq=haas_articles
In summary (please read the article though before posting ), the author suggests using 0W-XX oil, even if you live in a place that never gets cold (you'll understand why after reading sections 101-106 of the article). I know the owner's manual for the LS says that the recommended oil is 5W-20, and so I'm running Mobil 1 fully-synthetic 5W-20 in my LS right now. After reading the article though, I was thinking about switching to 0W-20.
As far as my Chevelle goes, I'm currently running 20W-50 in it, and was thinking about switching to 0W-40. The only thing I need to research with that is on the absence of ZDDP (needed for proper lubrication of engines with flat-tappet cams, but removed because it's bad for O2 sensors and catalytic converters, and isn't really required due to the advent of roller cams in the mid 1980s). Yeah, I know, this is the LS forum, but figured I'd add that bit about my Chevelle.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq.php?faq=haas_articles
In summary (please read the article though before posting ), the author suggests using 0W-XX oil, even if you live in a place that never gets cold (you'll understand why after reading sections 101-106 of the article). I know the owner's manual for the LS says that the recommended oil is 5W-20, and so I'm running Mobil 1 fully-synthetic 5W-20 in my LS right now. After reading the article though, I was thinking about switching to 0W-20.
As far as my Chevelle goes, I'm currently running 20W-50 in it, and was thinking about switching to 0W-40. The only thing I need to research with that is on the absence of ZDDP (needed for proper lubrication of engines with flat-tappet cams, but removed because it's bad for O2 sensors and catalytic converters, and isn't really required due to the advent of roller cams in the mid 1980s). Yeah, I know, this is the LS forum, but figured I'd add that bit about my Chevelle.