What is the best OIL for our cars we have?

[Whitehispanic]

I was wondering what is the best like royal purple, Q HP, Mobile, or any other suggestions. I have a Comp g 2004 GTP

[IndeedSS]

I was wondering what is the best like royal purple, Q HP, Mobile, or any other suggestions. I have a Comp g 2004 GTP

Just use whatever you want. I normally run Royal Purple 5w-30 or Castrol Full Synth. To be honest, I've tried way to many with no real dectable differences. When I switch to RP I immediately saw an increase in gas milage and what appeared to be a reduction in engine temps. For these reason RP is my fav, although, I wouldn't feel bad about running any quality name brand 5w-30 oil.

[BADAZGTP]

I use Castrol Syntec. But like Indeed said, any good name brand would be sufficiant.

[Street Wolf]

Castrol 10w-40


Make sure whatever you do decide to use though, does'nt have the 'For Gasoline Engines Only' star of disapproval.

[spenc938]

Not to thread-jack, but I bought some Mobile 1 extended performance which supposedly can be used for 15,000 miles. I probably won't run it that long, but how long would be safe? Also, which filter is it that is bigger and allows us to run more oil?

[Sabrewings]

Sums it up pretty well:

http://www.grandprixforums.net/f18/m...00-a-5966.html

[04 GTP COMP G]

I use RP 5w30 and noticed a improvement in fuel millage about 2-3.

[offroadfury6]

just changed today, used castrol 10w-30....always what i run, with fram 3387A since its about all i can find , same as moms malibu

[02BlueGT]

^^Frams are made with lots of cardboard, I run PF47, which is the GM filter, available from murrays, pepboys, and walmart (probably more, but I don't know all)

**PF52 is the extended GM filter

[offroadfury6]

^^Frams are made with lots of cardboard, I run PF47, which is the GM filter, available from murrays, pepboys, and walmart (probably more, but I don't know all)

**PF52 is the extended GM filter

sorry at my local wal-mart all i can find is fram, everytime...yesterday i seen the first AC delco on the shelf but was no manuel around to check the correct codes to match the car, couldnt risk it...

[spenc938]

Has anyone ever had anything hit or totally rip off their PF52 due to the extra length?

[ssm90GT]

NO. Use this filter as it will give a little better life to oil...back to original question, and for the record, I prefer Royal Purple! It's a little more money but will give alittle better MPG.

[Sabrewings]

Has anyone ever had anything hit or totally rip off their PF52 due to the extra length?

No, it's not that long. Something would have to hit your bumper, hit the subframe, drag along to hit the lower control arm, then hit the filter. If it was hard enough it would dent or puncture the filter, not rip it off.

Put it this way. If you hit something hard enough to tear your oil filter off, you've got more things to worry about. Like where your front passenger strut is.

[BADAZGTP]

I use a K&N oil filter.

[offroadfury6]

I use a K&N oil filter.

cant get that around here, have to order from zzp or something but those r nice cause they have the wrentch addapter on the end just in case u have a hard time

[BADAZGTP]

Advance or Auto Zone should carry them, if not that is suprising. Do you have O'reilly's out your way?

[offroadfury6]

never herd of an o'reilly....but yeah we got gay auto's

[BADAZGTP]

Yeah, I guess the Oreilly's probably start fadding out in SC. Don't have them back in VA either.

[offroadfury6]

but yeah the K&N is nifty...I changed the oil in my moms malibu one time and the tire shop who changed it before put the filter on soooo tight that I used once of those tools to help unscrew the filter and Broke It....So I took a screw driver and plowed it straight throught it...what a mess!!!

[BADAZGTP]

I hate having to do that. Makes no sense why they put them on that tight.