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Good day.

Can Slick 50 Synthetic Oil additive be run in a Chevrolet Colorado 2.8L LWN Duramax Diesel engine?

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58 minutes ago, Randy Ng-a-Fook said:

Good day.

Can Slick 50 Synthetic Oil additive be run in a Chevrolet Colorado 2.8L LWN Duramax Diesel engine?

I was a big additive guy before synthetic oil, namely Amsoil. Engines were simpler too. Be sure to check the manufacturer’s recommendations before you add anything to your oil. 

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3 hours ago, KARNUT said:

I was a big additive guy before synthetic oil, namely Amsoil. Engines were simpler too. Be sure to check the manufacturer’s recommendations before you add anything to your oil. 

Thanks much Karnut.

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1 hour ago, txab said:

Run a quality true full synthetic oil in it and be done. No need for additives

Thanks for the info Txab.

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Yea a good oil is all that's really needed nowadays, and there are plenty to choose from.  I ran Pennzoil Euro L 5w30 when I had my 2.8 Duramax but another great choice is the Amsoil 5w30 100% Synthetic Diesel oil.

 

Amsoil - https://www.amsoil.com/p/amsoil-5w-30-100-synthetic-diesel-oil-dp5/?code=DP530QT-EA

 

Pennzoil - Pennzoil Platinum® Euro Full Synthetic Motor Oil | Pennzoil

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