HI Ron
But my dealers always recommend 10W30 oil in my truck 12 months of the year.
Will changing different weights of oil affect anything?
Thanks
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Wong <ron-wong@home.com>
To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
<dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Date: Friday, December 01, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Oil Change
>If you're talking snow country, I'd use Castrol Syntec 5W-50. I wouldn't
go
>much over 7,500 miles on an oil change though and that's still dependent
>upon driving conditions.
>
>HTH,
>Ron
>
>
>""Robert C Pruyne Jr."" <rpruyne@rnetworx.com> wrote in message
>news:001301c05bcd$98c14480$0200a8c0@matt.com...
>> Alrighty quick dumb question for ya'll to argue over. I am doing an oil
>> change today. I got the filter, but I need the oil. So I am debating.
>Since
>> I think I don't want to do another oilchange till Feb or maybe March and
>> that may run me over my normal every 3,000 mile schedule (I hate changing
>> the oil while snow and ice are falling on you and dripping on you) I
think
>> maybe I should pay the price and buy synthetic. I am also thinking the
>> synthetic sucks up into the block quicker on the cold mornings ( I must
>> admit I don't let the poor baby warm up as much as I should). Anyways,
>what
>> is everyone's opinion on this? Does this make sense or should I save my
>> precious money ( I am a college student) and just use regular oil, or is
>it
>> worth getting synthetic?
>>
>
>
>
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