Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="tallbump" data-source="post: 8938" data-attributes="member: 501">Blowing some dust off this thread LOL. First let me start by saying that I am new to the 3.4 in the 05 'Nox. Well, I have heard a lot about it, but have no experience. I come from the 3.8/3800 area so I know a lot more about that. It's nothing for us to get 200K miles easy out of a 3.8 and we run pretty much whatever we can get cheap. Some of the guys with big power buildups run just Synthetic though, usually Mobil 1. I do have a friend that swears by Amsoil too. I personally do whatever I can get cheap at the time. I try to change it about every 3K. In fact, I am due to change it in the Bonneville. Might be what I do tomorrow. I used to swear by the AC Delco filters but they recently changed to a plastic core (as designated by a P in the part name. I have heard bad things about those. It's what I have on currently so I'll see how it held up when I change it. When I can get a decent deal tough I try to run a synth blend or at least a high mileage oil as I am just over 150K now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tallbump, post: 8938, member: 501"] Blowing some dust off this thread LOL. First let me start by saying that I am new to the 3.4 in the 05 'Nox. Well, I have heard a lot about it, but have no experience. I come from the 3.8/3800 area so I know a lot more about that. It's nothing for us to get 200K miles easy out of a 3.8 and we run pretty much whatever we can get cheap. Some of the guys with big power buildups run just Synthetic though, usually Mobil 1. I do have a friend that swears by Amsoil too. I personally do whatever I can get cheap at the time. I try to change it about every 3K. In fact, I am due to change it in the Bonneville. Might be what I do tomorrow. I used to swear by the AC Delco filters but they recently changed to a plastic core (as designated by a P in the part name. I have heard bad things about those. It's what I have on currently so I'll see how it held up when I change it. When I can get a decent deal tough I try to run a synth blend or at least a high mileage oil as I am just over 150K now. [/QUOTE]

Verification