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Old 04-15-2007, 11:29 PM
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recently ive discovered i was burning oil fairly bad. I have recently had a tune up, and for the exhaust system. i have pacesetter headers (which have a few exhaust leaks at certain points on the downpipe and stuffthat im gonna fix), and about 4 days ago i had put Haveline 5w 30 in it with some engine restorer. I have a 1995 3.4L Camaro, and i sorta want to make this stop smoking, any body have any suggestions to stop this???? O yea, and i put some fuel injector cleaner in it like about a week ago and im running on regular gas.
 
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:31 PM
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20W50 oil.
 
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:34 PM
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so your telling me to redrain the oil and run it on 20w 50 and it would run smoke free (nearly). so just replace the oil and filter and i'll be good. What oil filter do u suggest, right now i have a Fram, but i no they are sorta goin down hill. I talked to my one buddy and he said not to use 20w 50, since its real thick. So im a little cionfused. Any morte suggestions or opinions on this?
 
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:42 PM
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thicker oil (20w 50). additives dont do anything. get rid of the fram and get a mobil one or k&n.
 
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Old 04-15-2007, 11:55 PM
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what oil do u suggest then? whats the best brand and type?
 
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Old 04-16-2007, 01:30 AM
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mobil 1. but in your case i wouldnt use synthetic cus its thinner bodied. i would get the regular stuff.
 
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Old 04-16-2007, 12:00 PM
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oil is oil...brands don't really matter THAT much...

just get the different viscosity as pete said...
 
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