Reddit reviews Pennzoil (550038350) SAE 5W-30 Motor Oil API GF-5 - 5 Quart Jug

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2 Reddit comments about Pennzoil (550038350) SAE 5W-30 Motor Oil API GF-5 - 5 Quart Jug:

u/oridjinn · 3 pointsr/kia

So I am not sure. As the manual for the 2013 Optima says this:

> API Service SM*3, ILSAC GF-4 or above

I did 15 minutes of googling... and the best I can tell is it means 0w-20 / 0w-30 / 5w-20 / 5w-30 / 10w-30

Some more googling revealed that the cheapest of Normal engine oils exceed these requirements.

This one on amazon is API SN (which is better than API SM) And ILSAC GF-5 (Which is better than GF-4)

So what I am saying is... according to what little I just learned in 15 minutes... Your car can take the cheapest shit you can find as long as it meets one of those requirements.

technically a synthetic rated GF-4 would work worse than a normal oil rated GF-5 from what I have read.

I say wait for someone with more knowledge to respond than me. But if it was me. I would have no issues going with Regular Oil.

Heck maybe even try to get Kia corporate on the phone. or call a few KIA dealerships shops and ask.

u/teknokracy · 3 pointsr/personalfinance

Oil breaks down faster when an engine is older and has that many miles on it, why are you arguing with the facts? Intervals are based on an engine that is operating within normal tolerances. The manual doesn't tell you to rebuild an engine when it starts burning oil does it? Yet that is what will fix your oil burning problem.

Also, don't forget that shortening the interval will have a cumulative effect. If you ever plan on keeping a car to 300,000 miles you better believe you're going to have a better chance of getting to that point if you select an appropriate oil and interval for the mileage.

I'm sure there is something that you are knowledgable about that I am not, but please take it from me. I have had hands on experience with hundreds of different cars of all kinds of mileage, and have hand rebuilt several engines. You decide if I know what i'm talking about.

Edit: Oh yeah, oil is cheap. Don't be a cheapskate. This is /r/personalfinance not /r/frugal, let's make sane decisions not penny pinching ones. If you can't afford $14 plus a $5 filter every 3000 miles, I don't know what to say... https://www.amazon.com/Pennzoil-550038350-5W-30-Motor-GF-5/dp/B00ELHNGSQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1465702731&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=pennzoil