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Old 07-29-2011, 12:00 PM   #4
jamesmetairie
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Re: which Oil I can use?

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Originally Posted by McLin View Post
Hi,

I don't want begin an discussion which Oil can I use for an 98's 3.8L Lumina?

The Price are 5W30: 12,99 and 5W40: 22,90 the number after the W tells me something about the oil if the engine is hot, but what is better 40 or 30? Or safer for my engine.
my 1998 lumina 3.1 had 45,000 on it when i bought it and has 155,000 on it now. i have used 10w30 for 9 years. no problem in the Louisiana climate.
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