Synthetic Oil ?

I just bought me a 2006 Silverado 4x4 4.8 engine, do any of you run SYNTHETIC OIL in your chevy's ? if so when should I change mine and what weight oil do I use ? does the front diff and rear diff have synthetic oil in them ? also what about changing front diff & rear diff fluid and putting Royal Purple Synthetic Fluid ? any help, suggestion's would be great !

Thanks, Rodney

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ORIGINAL: Rod Man

I just bought me a 2006 Silverado 4x4 4.8 engine, do any of you run SYNTHETIC OIL in your chevy's ? if so when should I change mine and what weight oil do I use ? does the front diff and rear diff have synthetic oil in them ? also what about changing front diff & rear diff fluid and putting Royal Purple Synthetic Fluid ? any help, suggestion's would be great !

Thanks, Rodney

I always use Mobil synthetic lubes. I drained my engine oil at 100 miles and used Mobil 1 5W-30. Always use the recommended viscosities as outlined in your owners manual. My 2005 has synthetic installed in the rear differential at time of assembly but the front differential was not synthetic so I installed Mobil 1 75W-90 gear lube. I have used synthetics since 1989 and have been very happy with them. They will also give you a small gain in MPG.

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ORIGINAL: SLJ2137694

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ORIGINAL: Rod Man

I just bought me a 2006 Silverado 4x4 4.8 engine, do any of you run SYNTHETIC OIL in your chevy's ? if so when should I change mine and what weight oil do I use ? does the front diff and rear diff have synthetic oil in them ? also what about changing front diff & rear diff fluid and putting Royal Purple Synthetic Fluid ? any help, suggestion's would be great !

Thanks, Rodney

I always use Mobil synthetic lubes. I drained my engine oil at 100 miles and used Mobil 1 5W-30. Always use the recommended viscosities as outlined in your owners manual. My 2005 has synthetic installed in the rear differential at time of assembly but the front differential was not synthetic so I installed Mobil 1 75W-90 gear lube. I have used synthetics since 1989 and have been very happy with them. They will also give you a small gain in MPG.

I hope he meant 1000 miles.

Take care and God bless,
1ND-hoppe

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ORIGINAL: 1ndhoppe

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ORIGINAL: SLJ2137694

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ORIGINAL: Rod Man

I just bought me a 2006 Silverado 4x4 4.8 engine, do any of you run SYNTHETIC OIL in your chevy's ? if so when should I change mine and what weight oil do I use ? does the front diff and rear diff have synthetic oil in them ? also what about changing front diff & rear diff fluid and putting Royal Purple Synthetic Fluid ? any help, suggestion's would be great !

Thanks, Rodney

I always use Mobil synthetic lubes. I drained my engine oil at 100 miles and used Mobil 1 5W-30. Always use the recommended viscosities as outlined in your owners manual. My 2005 has synthetic installed in the rear differential at time of assembly but the front differential was not synthetic so I installed Mobil 1 75W-90 gear lube. I have used synthetics since 1989 and have been very happy with them. They will also give you a small gain in MPG.

I hope he meant 1000 miles.

Take care and God bless,
1ND-hoppe

No, I said 100 miles. I want the benefits of synthetic oil from day one. Engine break-in is not an issue, manufacturers would not install synthetic oil in their performance cars at the factory!!! Some will say that engines will not break-in properly on synthetic and that's just another bit of bad info that the un-informed pass on as fact. See www.Mobil1.com for additional info.

i use synthetic oil in my truck since the first oil change, the message center will tell u when the change the oil do to how u drive. wait till it tells u to change it

I have used Mobil synthetic oil in all my new cars & engines for many years now. I usually put in Mobil after about 1000 or 1500 to 2500 miles on a rebuilt engine. An engine will take alittle longer to break in by installing synthetic oil to soon, but does not do any damage. I use 5-30 in my 2003 chevy Z-71 tahoe. 10-30 in my 68 454HO vet, 5-30 in my 2000 ford explorer, 5-30 in my Z-24 cavaliers,10-30 in my stroked 340 67 Dodge. synthetic oil in transmissions & rears is a good idea also & royal purple is a good one
Alan

You CANNOT go wrong with synthetics. (Do some research, only a few are 'true' synthetics... The rest are all Dino oils with additives) I was a skeptic when they were first introduced many years ago..."They will cause leaks" etc blah blah..... I believed all that baloney too for a long time. (If synthetic "causes" a leak you have a bad seal that needs replacing.) I studied and watched the reviews for many years before trying Mobile 1. Had a water pump failure on a 120 degree day in Arizona. I nursed the truck home from the desert (Run till hot, let it cool and run again) Tore the engine down expecting the worst, and to my surprise the thing looked like brand new! Put a new pump on, reassembled the heads and drove that truck for nearly 200K more miles before selling it. I am sold on synthetics to say the least! Use the right weight, change at proper intervals, and you will have a healthy, happy engine and drivetrain. When to change over is your decision. (Corvettes, Vipers, many high $ european cars come with M1 right from the factory...AND the warranty requires continued use of it on some)
Good luck and happy trails
Mctoy

I am new to this forum and just bought a 2006 Silverado with the 5.3 FLEX engine. I have about 2000 miles on factory oil (Whatever it is they use) and am considering either Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec or AMSOIL. I have read really good reviews on AMSOIL.

Any suggestions on which I should go with?

Thanks....

Are you guys using any type off specific oil filter... such as K&N? Or are you just sticking with regular filters?

I run Mobile 1 oil, transmission fluid, and rear diff. fluid in my little sonoma. I also use AC Delco filters.

I have a 1996 Z-28 that I bought new and now has a whopping 23,000 miles on it. I put Mobil 1 15W50 in it at 100 miles and have changed it every 5000 miles. No break in problems etc. I had a 1991 3/4 ton with a 350 that I put 265,000 miles on and used Mobil 1 15W50 since 500 miles after it was new and I sold it last year and it still ran great, held 60 psi oil pressure and burned no oil. BELIEVE! The stuff is great and will save You lots of cash in the long run not to count the better gas mileage savings.

I run Amsoil and Mobil 1 in my '99 Silverado 1500.  I have AMS in my tranny, t-case, and rear diff.  Haven't had a problem with it.  Rear diffs with limited slips call for synthetic.
 
I went 22,000 miles between oil changes when I tried Amsoil.  I had no issues and don't expect you would either as long as you change the filter every 6,000 miles and top it back off.  I went back to Mobil 1 just because it is easier to get my hands on.  I run it 6,000 miles sometimes and it always looks the same on the way out.  I have 125,000 on my truck now.

As far as the cost for the Amsoil, you aren't saving any money by using the 20,000 mile oil because of the cost of the filter and the extra oil to fill the new one.  If your car is still under warrenty, don't use it.  If you have a problem with the motor and you take it in, they're going to ask for service records.  If you change your oil at 20,000 miles it supercedes the manufacturer's recomendation of 5,000 miles.  So the dealership won't honor the warrenty.  Good luck trying to get Amsoil to pay for any problems.  I personally haven't had any problems.  I've used it in my 2001 Explorer Sport and my 2001 S10.  It does stay cleaner a lot longer.  I'm more of a fan of Royal Purple.  Mobil one is over rated in my opinion.   Each synthetic has beinifits over the other, it just depends on what you are looking for.  Mobil 1 isn't the best oil to use in cars with nitrous or lose piston rings because the blow by will still dilute Mobil 1 synthetic faster than Royal Purple or Amsoil.  Amsoil has better molecular tention that allows the oil to be used longer.  Royal purple isn't ment to be an extended drain oil, it should be changed every 3,000 miles.  It's a micro polishing oil so all the contaminats are suspended in the oil.  As far as oil filters, Fram and AC delco have the same performance.  I get higher oil pressure using either the K&N oil filter or the Mobil 1 oil filter. 

I love amsoil as well.  Its just a little more effort to find.  My old roomate ran it in 10k intervals and went 170K miles before he sold his car with no problems.

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