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engine oil for more than 160 000 km

hakam00afaneh

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Dears ,

what engine oil do you recommend for a commodore ve ss 2007 , 6.0L V8
please note that the engine done more than 160 000 km
i'm currently using ACDelco 5W30 but i hear a noise like the valves ticking noise coming from the engine when the engine is still cold !
 

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could try a 10w30 on next change see if that makes a difference or 15w40 after that wouldn't go much thicker than that thou .
Have you used engine flushes on each oil change in the past ??
 

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I would only go up to 10w30 or 10w40

for the V6 the manual recommends 5w30 or 10w30
 
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Penrite 10 Tenths 10w40. High zinc, wonderful stuff agood value and Australian.
 

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hpr 5-40w been using it forth last 100,000klm no problems, flush each service, mine has 203,000klm on it
 

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Dears ,

what engine oil do you recommend for a commodore ve ss 2007 , 6.0L V8
please note that the engine done more than 160 000 km
i'm currently using ACDelco 5W30 but i hear a noise like the valves ticking noise coming from the engine when the engine is still cold !
 

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I dont know if the previous owner did the engine flush each service
Is it recomended to do it now with the oil change
 
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