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I say this in all the oil threads. Use dexos . Use whatever you like. This year I like Royal Purple. Change it early. 3500 miles is my OCI on all my trucks. BTW where's Grumpy? He knows.

Here we go again.

this fella did some testing on oils, right at 6:50 in the video explains all the additives in the oils, look at the video, just for the record , this video is not what made me use the oil that I use, I have been using PENNZOIL FOR a very long time in many cars including high horsepower cars 392 hemi supercharged 6.2 hemi I have never have any problem and my engine always runs like a clocks. anyways here is the video its interesting spend a 10 min, if you like motor oils you will like this video.

lol mobil one is one of the worst oils on the market

I’ve been using Pennzoil for 20+ years in 10+ cars and trucks from a ‘94 350 small block w/ 150k mi to a turbocharged 2.0L and none of them ever had to have oil added between oil changes. The ‘07+ 5.3 were notorious for using oil but my ‘08 never lost a bit up until 95k mi when I traded it. I ran conventional oil until around 2010 when I switched to Pennzoil Platinum.

So the internet is full of this lifters collapse problem on GM v8 some motors have blown at extremely low mileage as low as 300 miles, i even have coworker that her truck blown the motor do to this issue at under 5k miles, did GM did something to address this issue or is ongoing problem?

Went from 265/65/18 Goodyear Fortitude HTs to 275/65/18 Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Also added Bedrug bed mat, GMC cargo net & (can't see them) bed tie downs.

I use to love and modified diesels. My nephew had an 11 second daily driver that was profiled in a magazine in the 2000s. We started putting banks kits with my dads 88 ford 7.3. And did several through the years. My mother still drives an 01 7.3 1 ton at 83. My dad 98 Ram diesel still looks new. Changing the fuel and adding pollution devices killed the mileage and longevity of diesels. All the fleet buyers I know are switching to gas for their fleet buys. They run spread sheets there’re not cost effective anymore. Personal preference is what it is and your choice obviously. You may want to check out the four cylinder. I’m hearing good things. Longevity it’s a little soon to tell. I’d buy extended warranty anyway.

This is generally the purpose of many of these oil threads.

Somebody needs to tell that kid, in today's world his actions might get him or his family shot-up

Fair enough, but leather seats and sunroof aren't "cost effective" either right? I know there is slim chance of breaking even with diesel prices in my area, but some things are nice to have even though the math doesn't work. I like the way they drive, the torque down low and "always on". It suits my lazy driving style. But yeah, trading in a perfectly good truck for a diesel just to try and save money, that's never going to work out.

Its not cost effective enough. Every one I talked to has problems with the pollution devices at around 100k miles

Genuinely curious, why not a diesel? The 2nd gen eco diesel has a poor reputation so I wouldn't get that, and the Ford diesel is kind of sad, but I've been reading good things about the 3.0 Duramax. Basically if I cracked up my truck and needed to replace it, the 3.0 is at the top of my list when combined with the updated interior. They make a lot of sense to me and my driving style, which is quite laid back (so I don't need the performance of a v8 though my truck does make me smile from time to time lol) with lots of highway and rural driving and a good amount of towing thrown in.

I believe everything I read on the internet, and now I'm so confused.

Ordered a 22 refreshed LTZ on Feb. 15 and truck was at dealer April 6........Getting trail Boss 2" kit installed and picking up this week. NB Canada

I love that quote.

My personal experience can only go so far if you choose to ignore what i say. To quote Hans and Franz: Hear me now and believe me later.

it sounds like theres still a problem, it still has enough pressure that it shouldn't damage anything yet. check DNAs posts for o-ring fix

Thanks!

This oil was mentioned on another forum. I thought I would post it for the oil guys. I never heard of it. https://www.ravenolamerica.com/categories/motor-oil.html Looks like they make oil from various base stock.

Will this thread become 15 pages long too?

The one you list is perfectly fine. The "mighty 6.2" isn't anything that several top name oils can't handle

March 2022 Fuel Report 4/4/2022 846 miles on 31.634 gallons = 26.74 MPG Slow month. Working with Dizzy.

This, it is done on quite a few GM models. MC-10163890-9999.pdf

interested in this if you have more info to share

12/03/2021 Haven't posted a 'fresh' photo in awhile. So I gave her a bath and snapped this in the parking lot. Yea, that's a scuff in the front bumper. Yes this is her worst side. Local car wash has been bough out and the new owner has done some major repairs and upgrades. Did a nice job me thinks. In a few months she's 7 years old. Think I'll keep her

There's just no station that plays western trail songs out there, even on XM. Marty Robbins, Gary Prescott, Kyle Evans, Red Stegal, etc. It's a music genre that is relatively very small. So, I either play CDs or now, I can play a SD card. Finally, a solid state memory player from the OEM in a 4x4 vehicle. About time.