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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 08:48 PM
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Just as the title says...

Thought this would be a good thread to have, especially for newer members who would want to change there own oil.

In my 95 Bonneville I use Havoline 10W30 for oil and either the PF47 AC Delco filter or Carquest equivalent.

So what have you guys found to be good oil and filter brands?

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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 08:54 PM
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mobile clean 5000 10w30 with a pf47 delco filter
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Mobil1 5w30 synthetic and a mobil1 filter
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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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Dan 5w30 for winter?
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GXT High Mileage and Purelator Pure One. Or bocsh filter really anything but fram.
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5w30 all year round.
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5w30 all year round here as well, with a Fram XG3387A filter.
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Summer: Royal purple 10w30 w/ Bosch 3331 Filter
Winter: Mobil 1 10w30 w/ Bosch 3331 Filter
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I used Fram until I cut one open. The inside was all collapsed. All paper inside. The mobil1 had a plastic inside to hold the filter paper. Never will I go back to Fram.

The 5w is a nice thin oil in the cold, just the way you want it.
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Originally Posted by Danthurs
I used Fram until I cut one open. The inside was all collapsed. All paper inside. The mobil1 had a plastic inside to hold the filter paper. Never will I go back to Fram.
The new Xtended Guards are nice. They have a mesh inner frame made of metal for each filter weave and a two ply filter medium.
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