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    Sr. Mechanic mr.copenhagen is a glorious beacon of light
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    Default 0w30 or 5w30???

    hello everyone.. i have a 1990 chevrolet K1500 scottsdale with a 305 5.0L. my truck says to use 5w30 motor oil and i allwasy have. i swiched over to full synthetic last month and my truck has 119,000 on her.. she burns about 1 qt every 3week. i was just on the mobil 1 web site and they have this motor oil called Mobil 1 0W-30 Advanced Fuel Economy that says it saves fuel miles and all that.... now my question is..it only comes in 0w30..is that safe for my trucks engine?? will it help it to run better..smoother..and protect it?? or is using a different weight going to harm my engine..
    Padraic O'Neill
    1990 Chevy K-1500
    305 5.0L short bed 4x4
    new tune up..synthetic oil only..turbo 400 3 speed trans, 10 bolt rear end just flushed both axles and added royal purple full synthetic gear oil...

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    Jr. Mechanic Sooner is a glorious beacon of light
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    That's probably a great oil if you live in Alaska. I'd stick with the 5W-30. Not to mention, the thinner oil will probably make the burning oil problem worse.
    2008 Chevy Tahoe
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