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[Tirefryr 1,742]

on The Z that is.

does anyone know what kind of oil the Chevy dealership uses on the 5.3 silverados? My truck has had every oil change at the dealership prior to me owning it, but there is no way I can afford that...

Look in the owners manual. How many miles are on 'er?

112K hopefully they used synthetic because a switch to synthetic now may do more harm then good

How so?

[Acidburn 10]

holy crap, impressive

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[Penguin4x4 1,761]

after digging through my parts shoebox I realized I don't have _any_ RCA adapters of any kind, time to raid MonoPrice

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

10 bucks for every RCA and 3.5 mm plug I'll ever need,

[MKader17 332]

on The Z that is.

does anyone know what kind of oil the Chevy dealership uses on the 5.3 silverados? My truck has had every oil change at the dealership prior to me owning it, but there is no way I can afford that...

Look in the owners manual. How many miles are on 'er?

112K hopefully they used synthetic because a switch to synthetic now may do more harm then good

How so?

I've always been told and lived under these "facts" ...

1. Switch to a new oil after the vehicle has used another brand of oil for so long is bad. Different detergents in the oils can cause seals to leak, etc...

2. Synthetic can make small leaks bigger and find leaks that dino oil wouldn't fit through.

Just something I've been told, no telling if there is truth.

I would venture it is safe to say if the truck runs well and doesn't leak synthetic would be just fine.

And in that case I will be using synthetics on my next oil change

[MKader17 332]

holy crap, impressive

*skeptical*

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Synthetics are "slicker" than conventional oils, but will not present any of the problems mentioned. I use synthetics only and have used them in countless vehicles over the 100K range without problems. The only time I would ever recommend a "thicker" oil would be to control a noisy lifter, and even then it's just to chance.

The only time conventional oil holds and advantage over synthetic is engine break-in.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

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[ford302redneck 15]

Hmmm.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

KEN LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[MKader17 332]

I'm allergic to stupidity. If exposed, I may begin to insult the cause repeatedly.

[MKader17 332]

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[MKader17 332]

The folks outside shall crank there music so I shall crank mine

[ANeonRider 3]

Synthetics are "slicker" than conventional oils, but will not present any of the problems mentioned. I use synthetics only and have used them in countless vehicles over the 100K range without problems. The only time I would ever recommend a "thicker" oil would be to control a noisy lifter, and even then it's just to chance.

The only time conventional oil holds and advantage over synthetic is engine break-in.

I've heard engineers say the same.

[Acidburn 10]

blue, yellow, green, black, orange, orange, green

[Tirefryr 1,742]

ANyone have Speed channel? Just got done watching "Ultimate Driver Challenge,' in which Tommy Kendall, John Andretti, Graham Rahal, and Boris Said flogged the new M3. That bitch is bad ass!

[Acidburn 10]

[///M5 2,833]

It also appears I can pick up all of this shit too for about 30 bucks more I think... Not sure I even want all this shit, no fucking idea what the hell I would do with it.

(33) 5"x7" speakers without covers

(96) 3" tweeter speakers

(65) 5"X7" speakers without covers

(32) 5"X7" speakers with covers

(40) 6"X9" speakers without covers

(60) 4.5" speakers without covers

(52) 3.5" speakers

(180) 4"X10" speakers

(21) 6" speakers

(24) 6"X9" speakers with covers

(7) 8" speakers

I haven't listened to the 300's stereo yet ... apparently it has the Boston Acoustics 6 speaker + subwoofer factory upgrade. If I can deal with it for the time being I'll keep it, but if not I'll grab some replacements. ( [2] pair 6x9's + 1 pair 3.5's)

The easy solution, 6x9 TB subs, and a nice three way up front with 3's in the dash, 7's in the door and tweets in the pillars!

[///M5 2,833]

Sean, what city do you live in again?

Deephaven, iirc

1200 miles.

Driving through ND again wouldn't be fun.

ND has got to be more interesting than KS, NE, and IA

Actually less. Definitely less.

[///M5 2,833]

ND is one of the 2 states I have not been to yet.

Everybody has to go to Fargo before they die.

[Chevy350TPI 12]

The easy solution, 6x9 TB subs, and a nice three way up front with 3's in the dash, 7's in the door and tweets in the pillars!

We'll see - although I do like your idea.

Anything I do will be kept real simple ... just because I really don't have the time for any projects right now. I'm still at work

[///M5 2,833]

Maybe my folks will listen if I recommend a BMW wagon to replace the POS Volvo that they've been trying to find a way to get rid of

They're in the trap of "it's a BMW, so it must be expensive" thinking, when I know they've dumped more money in that V70 than a 330i would cost to keep running well...and it was by no means a deal to buy in the first place.

Tell them to get on the net and do some research. If they wanted something that was cheaper to maintain, they never would have purchased a Volvo in the first place. Of course these vehicles are going to be more expensive than their American or Japanese counterparts. There aren't as many of them on the road. They should know this as it's just common sense. You will be surprised however, that the German cars, at least in my research, are not far off in maintenance costs.

Of course I may just be used to paying higher prices for parts. You wouldn't think a Cobra is much different from a regular Mustang, but when you mention the Cobra part, you can automatically add a hundred for the parts.

Indeed.

A good point of reference on German car parts:

alloembmwparts.com

They really aren't that expensive, and actually regularly cheaper than their American and Japanese counterparts.

[///M5 2,833]

on The Z that is.

does anyone know what kind of oil the Chevy dealership uses on the 5.3 silverados? My truck has had every oil change at the dealership prior to me owning it, but there is no way I can afford that...

Look in the owners manual. How many miles are on 'er?

112K hopefully they used synthetic because a switch to synthetic now may do more harm then good

Are you kidding me? This is GM, you lucky if they didn't use mineral oil. If it were me, I'd switch to Castrol 5w30 and call it good.

[///M5 2,833]

Synthetics are "slicker" than conventional oils, but will not present any of the problems mentioned. I use synthetics only and have used them in countless vehicles over the 100K range without problems. The only time I would ever recommend a "thicker" oil would be to control a noisy lifter, and even then it's just to chance.

The only time conventional oil holds and advantage over synthetic is engine break-in.

I agree completely, although I don't think in a vehicle that isn't driven hard it buys you anything to run synthetic. If you aren't breaking down your oil, no need to use oil that won't breakdown. From the perspective of a car that is driven 3k mi every 3 months, I'd rather change the oil and filter then anyways which further defeats the synthetic advantage.

The M gets it the truck and the w's Audi don't.

[///M5 2,833]

I'm allergic to stupidity. If exposed, I may begin to insult the cause repeatedly.

I resemble that statement.