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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: MuddyMike]
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10/14/21 12:20 PM
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all i use anymore is farm and fleet brand oil and it servces me well. after managing jiffy lubes in arizona for 10 years in my mind at the end of the day as long as you change it at the proper interval you will be fine. i buy it by the case whenever its on sale usually like 20 bucks for a 12qt case thats conventional and like 27 for their full synthetic.
coonman i can also tell you that you will not hurt anything adding conventional to full or semi synthetic unless the vehicle requires full synthetic then not smart to mix it. i assume with as many issues as you have with your colorado it is not a 2010 or newer as most gm vehicles from gm take dexos certified oil which is full synthetic.
with all this said just buy oil and a filter and chnge the oil then use your used oil in an old sprayer and spray the undercarraige to help with rust. 2011 is the year that sticks in my mind that GM started using Dexos in most vechiles.
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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: coonman220]
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10/14/21 01:01 PM
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Wow I really assumed your truck was like an early 80s model. 2010?!? Remind me to never buy a Colorado!
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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: yotetrapper30]
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10/14/21 01:26 PM
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Wow I really assumed your truck was like an early 80s model. 2010?!? Remind me to never buy a Colorado! Angela, my dad has a Chevy Colorado 2008 with a 5 cylinder engine that uses a lot of oil. I have talked to a mechanic that complained about how difficult things are to take stuff apart on Chevy Colorado. His vechile complaints are legit.
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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: coonman220]
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10/14/21 01:50 PM
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There dex stuff like coolant, speacil expensive synethic dex stuff for differential, trans an transfer case that pay lot shop when change, I think transfer case for 2 qt's plus labor was well over $50, trans manual held 5-6 qts, few yrs ago was over $90, they charge u about $20 a qt, I didn't know dex oil ? Never heard it for motor oil, never had lot trouble this truck, some yrs an 5 cyl has cylinder head trouble
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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: coonman220]
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10/16/21 11:29 AM
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Found citgo synthetic blend not full synthetic at farm fleet , last 2- 5 gallon jugs left it, $22.95 , now got same oil as shop to match it an when I change my oil come up , ideally not good to mix brand names an add different brand oil to what oil in motor all time, I have cpl qts STP brand motor oil use up , that stuff cheap but doubt buy it again, they sell lot stp oil at auto zone, I rember back when late teens use stop additives in oil burners, thick gooey stuff I wouldn't dream put in motor nowadays, it would blow up or ruin engine
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Re: Motor oil question
[Re: coonman220]
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10/16/21 12:10 PM
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Just watch Project Farm on YouTube. He tests everything lol
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand
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