Motor Oil
03-11-2020, 12:57 PM
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Motor Oil
I have a 2005 C6 with only 16,500 miles on the car. What would be the best motor oil to use in it ? I live in South Florida so the weather is Hot !!
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03-12-2020, 09:00 AM
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Didn't you start a thread awhile ago asking the same question? ... Yup, here it is (you got 3 pages of answers) https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...motor-oil.html
Again, go buy the 5W-30 Mobil 1
This one ....
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Again, go buy the 5W-30 Mobil 1
This one ....
.
03-11-2020, 06:17 PM
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Incase you never received your Owners Manual, here it is on the net, to answer all your questions.
http://www.c6registry.com/Technical/manuals/2005OM.pdf
http://www.c6registry.com/Technical/manuals/2005OM.pdf
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03-12-2020, 01:34 AM
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Mobil 1. Sam's Club has it 6 quarts for $28.
03-12-2020, 08:37 AM
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03-12-2020, 08:45 AM
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My owners manual is 15 years old ! It lists Mobil 1 motor oil !! It says nothing about which Mobil 1 to use out of 4 or 5 choices ! I guess you didn't know this ! I can eliminate the high mileage oil. I think there has probably been advancements since 2005 ! Also I think everybody doesn't use Mobil 1 oil. I am new to Corvettes and looking for advise ! I think I read that all the Mobil 1 oils are Dexos approved ! So you see it is not as easy as you think !!!
03-12-2020, 09:00 AM
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Didn't you start a thread awhile ago asking the same question? ... Yup, here it is (you got 3 pages of answers) https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...motor-oil.html
Again, go buy the 5W-30 Mobil 1
This one ....
.
Again, go buy the 5W-30 Mobil 1
This one ....
.
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03-12-2020, 09:05 AM
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There is 4 or 5 different Mobil 1 Oils ! I can eliminate the high mileage oil. I don't think everyone is using Mobil 1. All the Mobil 1's are Dexos !! Amsoil for example.
03-12-2020, 09:07 AM
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The last thread you started about which oil to use ...
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...motor-oil.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...motor-oil.html
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03-12-2020, 09:11 AM
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You just want regular Mobil 1 with no special designation. See the picture that was posted 5 minutes before you made this post. It's oil, not rocket science.
03-12-2020, 09:21 AM
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Or you can buy a "better" oil than regular Mobil 1 - Pennzoil Platinum - for the same price. 
The correct answer was the first one given - any oil that meets the specific callout in the owner's manual, which is most likely Dexos.
The correct answer was the first one given - any oil that meets the specific callout in the owner's manual, which is most likely Dexos.Last edited by BadAV; 03-12-2020 at 09:21 AM.
03-12-2020, 09:21 AM
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I have a strong preference for the Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic oils.That's one of the few true "full synthetic" oils. It's built up (synthesized) from short chain hydrocarbons in natural gas. Most "full synthetic" oils (including Mobile 1 today) are highly refined from crude oil, not truly "synthesized" from smaller hydrocarbon components.
I run the Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic in several LS powered cars/trucks I take care of, and that's what I ran in the C6 when our friend had that car. 5W30 is the correct weight. It's damn good motor oil.
Marketing fluff: https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/produ...-platinum.html
Spec sheet: https://www.shell-livedocs.com/data/...8980b67740.pdf
I run the Pennzoil Platinum full synthetic in several LS powered cars/trucks I take care of, and that's what I ran in the C6 when our friend had that car. 5W30 is the correct weight. It's damn good motor oil.
Marketing fluff: https://www.pennzoil.com/en_us/produ...-platinum.html
Spec sheet: https://www.shell-livedocs.com/data/...8980b67740.pdf
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03-12-2020, 10:47 AM
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I use Mobil One 5W30.