Make and weight oil for a 72 350 engine

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Mar 7, 2014 | 04:37 PM

Check6

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Make and weight oil for a 72 350 engine

What make and weight oil do you use in a 350 mild build engine?
Thanks,
Fred

Mar 7, 2014 | 10:42 PM

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Weight depends upon your area / ambient temps. You would not use the same weight oil here in Phoenix as you would in Minneapolis.

Mar 11, 2014 | 07:02 AM

Lars

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If your in road island 5/30 havolin. Somebody told me never run a thick oil in an olds.

Mar 11, 2014 | 07:21 AM

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All I run is Castrol 10w30... but you will get all different answers on this one

Mar 11, 2014 | 07:23 AM

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Your Owner's Manual says:

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Mar 11, 2014 | 07:33 AM

Check6

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Thanks for the replies. It looks like 10w 40 will work for me since the car is driven mostly in the summer.
Thanks,
Fred

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