I just got back from O'Reillys...I bought Mobile 1 Synthetic....10,000 miles between oil changes...I think I'll just go 8k instead...

I bought a new drain plug too

 

woa u got the good stuff. have fun. i dont think duck meant to buy a new plug but to not forget to put it back. ive done that a couple times myself. lol.

 

hope u got a good filter to go with the oil.

 

yeah, you didn't really have to buy a new drain plug.. i meant replace as put back on.. sometimes though, there is a copper ring gasket thats on the drain plugs.. i replace those when they have been smuched too many times from past oil changes...

SO your good to go if you bought a filter..... however, if your car has higher miles, and its never had synthetic before.. i';d reconsider using synthetic.. its a much much thinner oil and will find any weark spot in your motor.. for example, weak rings.. if you put the synthetic in and start seeing blue smoke, i'd switch to reg. They say if you want to use synthetic, its best to start under 100km's (not sure what that is in miles) or when brand new...

 

Here's the story on everything....I get all my stuff this morning, get back home....and I take our jack out to put my car up....only to discover...the jack is broken !!!!

So instead of doing the car...i did the diesel ! ...pretty tricky to get that oil filter off ! Got it on though ! ....

So the camaro needs an oil change still....I think I'm gonna take the M1 back and just take it to the shop and let them deal with it...It's about the same price to get the oil changed than me do it myself and they service it over. So why bother I guess.

Haha, I guess I wasted this thread....but I got some good tips out of it.

Thanks everyone for your input ! I really appreciate it !

I'm not sure if I'm gonna do the oil on the car or not, I'll sleep on it I guess

 

yep the cost will be about the same but i doubt very much they will be giving u m1. it is one of the best oils on the market and is priced that way. thats y i was asking about the filter. dont want to put a cheapy filter with that kind of oil.

 

So you pay x amount to have it done and they use regular dino oil. Or you do it yourself, with Mobil 1 and it ends up costing you close to the same. The only difference is if you diy, you'll have much better oil in the engine, and you won't have to change it as often. I Use Mobil 1 in everything and swear by it. I usually go between 5-6 k miles between changes.

 

OK change of plans ! Sorry I keep jumping all over the place...... I went back to O'Reillys and I switched the M1 for GTX...I bought the filter this morning which is a Wixx....I really like those filters I use them in the dodge too.

So tomorrow I'm gonna try to change the oil out in the car. I would rather do it myself anyway ! I think there is more pride in doing things youself. I'll just use some ramps instead of a jack.

 

Just changed the oil in the car. I drained all the oil out...and replaced the old filter. I added exactly 5 qtz of Castrol GTX. I think the oil pressure is a little higher than it was before I did the oil change...I'm not too sure...Maybe I'm paranoid..

wat does everyone's oil pressure read at ? Mine is close to the third mark....after the middle

 

Oil pressure will vary depending on how many miles are on the engine, temp of engine, wieght of oil, filter used, etc. The pressure will become lower with engine wear.