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dwkoski · 09-26-2005, 10:46 AM

I spoke with Tony Shute at the LOG in Birmingham, Alabama last year about this and he was adament that only 5-40 should be used. As Havoline was not available in this part of the midwest, I have used Mobil One 5-40 (which the container describes as "truck-SUV" oil). I have twelve thousand miles on the clock at this time. Incidentally, the dealer did the thousand mile check up and used Castrol Synthetic 20-50 which I removed and replaced with Mobil One (no' I didn't change the oil in the coolers. ) Incidentally, according to an engineer at Lubrisol that I discussed oil changes with once upon a time, Mixing brands is not a good idea because of possible incompatibility in the additive packages.

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dwkoski Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 444	Oil recommendations, sources, caution about alternatives I spoke with Tony Shute at the LOG in Birmingham, Alabama last year about this and he was adament that only 5-40 should be used. As Havoline was not available in this part of the midwest, I have used Mobil One 5-40 (which the container describes as "truck-SUV" oil). I have twelve thousand miles on the clock at this time. Incidentally, the dealer did the thousand mile check up and used Castrol Synthetic 20-50 which I removed and replaced with Mobil One (no' I didn't change the oil in the coolers. ) Incidentally, according to an engineer at Lubrisol that I discussed oil changes with once upon a time, Mixing brands is not a good idea because of possible incompatibility in the additive packages.