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Posted by Robert E. Smith on July 09, 2005 at 20:27:44 from (70.105.115.31):
Went and bought oil the other day to change the oil in my 6.0 liter Chevy truck, being old school I just grabed good old 10W-40 motor oil and came home and drained the oil changed the filter, put the plug back in and went to put the oil in!
That's when I noticed the 5W-30 molded into the oil filler cap!
I guess my question is?
Can I run 10w-40 in this motor or do I need to use the 5W-30?
I was raised that you run 10W-40 in the summer 10W-30 in the winter!
Why would you want to run such a thin 5W oil?
Just don't seem right to me!
Have only owned this truck for a couple of months so this is the first oil change I've had to do on it, My last truck was a 92' 454 and it ran 10w oil.
Man the times are a changin! Guess this old Dog needs to learn some new tricks!
Thanks Bob Smith
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