10-26-2012, 05:20 AM
Glad you go the tint done for your poor wife's condition.
That's a lot of miles on your vehicle. @ 200k - 250K I would have had the engine rebuilt, but thats just me. Die hards would go to 400k- 500k before a rebuild. 2000 mile oil changes are a rip off, only way that would be an issue is if your car is burning oil and you need to get it looked at often because you don't want to add oil.
Higher viscosity is usually recommended for vehicles that burn oil because of worn piston rings... valves..etc... Burning oil is a maintenance issue on older cars. Get quotes from local rebuild places if you want to go that route. But as mentioned here, that engine isn't built for that thicker oil. You might have other problems come up.
That's a lot of miles on your vehicle. @ 200k - 250K I would have had the engine rebuilt, but thats just me. Die hards would go to 400k- 500k before a rebuild. 2000 mile oil changes are a rip off, only way that would be an issue is if your car is burning oil and you need to get it looked at often because you don't want to add oil.
Higher viscosity is usually recommended for vehicles that burn oil because of worn piston rings... valves..etc... Burning oil is a maintenance issue on older cars. Get quotes from local rebuild places if you want to go that route. But as mentioned here, that engine isn't built for that thicker oil. You might have other problems come up.