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What type of oil does a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 take?

What type of oil does a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 take?

Valvoline Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-30 1 Quart.

What kind of oil does a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 take?

The recommended oil type on Your 2008 GMC Sierra is SAE 5W-30.

How much oil should I put in my Chevy Silverado?

They say it breaks down too quickly and does not say in grade as long as 10W-30 or 5W-30 because of the amount of viscosity improvers needed to meet the 40 rating at 100 degC, more than a 30 wt oil would.

What kind of oil do you use in a GM Truck?

There is really no need to run a full synthetic. The blends from Pennzoil are stellar products. Heck, even the Wally World Superrtech branded oil is a good oil. It has gotten good reviews from some of the folks over at the BITOG website, which is a lubrication specific website.

When to change oil on a GM Truck?

I have never changed the viscosity of the oil throughout the entire life cycle of any engine I have owned. From the 1974 Pontiac Catalina with a 400 small block that I finally got rid of at 267,000 miles, to the 2 semi trucks that I have taken to well over 1 million miles each on the same engine with NO rebuild or even a major engine repair.

What kind of engine do you need to tow a Sierra?

Sierra’s 9,200-lb rating requires a properly equipped AT4 Crew Cab Short Bed 4WD model with 5.3L V8 engine. Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow.

What kind of oil does GMC Sierra 1500 take?

2018 GMC Sierra 1500 oil type It has three engines and uses 100% synthetic oil in all of them. The 4.3l v6 engine has a capacity of 6 quarts. It uses SAE 5W 30 synthetic oil 5.3L V8 and 6.2L V8 both use SAE 0W-20 oil and have 8 quarts capacity.

How much oil does a Chevy Silverado have?

Differential Oil Capacity up to 2.0 quarts (front) 2.2 quarts (rear with 8.6” diff.) 2.75 quarts (rear with 9.5” and 10.5” diff.) 3.2 quarts (rear with 11.5” diff)

What kind of oil do you put in a GM V8?

And supposedly it will reduce the amount of oils getting sucked into the DI intake manifold too. 5w-30 is the oil used in the previous generation GM engines as well as the same oil i put in my daughters ’14 Cadillac too.

Is it OK to use 0W20 oil in GM trucks?

Oils have come a long way. If the thinner oils were an issue you’d be seeing a lot more widespread problems. Companies have been using 0w20 and 5w20 for a lot longer than GM has in their trucks. I think the only reason they recommend 0w20 is to eek-out that last .01 miles per gallon LOL.

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