Just regular high mileage dino would be fine.

Castrol GTX, Pennzoil, Valvoline, whatever is on sale.

 

I use Valvoline Engine Armour, but Castrol Magnatec is good too. It's up to you, just stick to reputable brands :thumbsup:

 

I go with the cheapest 5w30 oil I can find. Engine has just over 210,000 miles and is internally spotless. Keeping up on changes is far more important than the specific oil you buy.

 

Castrol GTX is good stuff.

 

Fully synthetic 5W-40 for me

 

I use dino and change the oil frequently. Just picked up some 5 qt bulk containers of Castrol GTX for $13... that comes out to $2.60 per quart.

 

Few things will stir up a car forum like oil.

The high-mileage oils have additives that really do help stop gasket leaks. If the car has no leaks, then you may want to save a few dollars here.

All of the new SM rated oils are very good. The generic Wal-Mart oil is made by Texaco and has worked very well in my cars and trucks.

By the way, the Wal-Mart brand oil filters are better than the first tier Fram filters they sell too.

 

+1 on the walmart stuff. i opened up a walmart and fram filter as an experiment. Frams are cheap glued cardboard inside, the walmart filters have metal components inside, much better quality than fram. No wonder I always hear of claims against fram.

 

I would actually stick to 10w40 or higher... older cars actually recommend 20w50 for summer.

 

oh really the guy at checker told me 10w30 and i put in o'reilly high mileage and a microguard filter. they had a special for 13.99

 

i actually replaced my oil today and with a engine like the 4afe almost anything will work i use some mobile1 just because it was on sale

i will say just stay away from conventional oil at all costs and never skimp on oil filters either so anything but the house stuff lol