Ah, guess it's been a while. Got lazy with my truck, haven't changed the oil since I bought it in 2001 (all my previous vehicles, I *always* changed the oil myself). Now, though, there's no jiffy lube equivalent here, and the cost of service here is about 4x that in the States. So I've bought filters and a wrench.
Cruising the automotive aisle at the local cheapMart, realized I'm out of touch about things:
- What the SAE ratings mean (I seem to remember 5W30 for hot weather,
- What would be a decent brand of synthetic motor oil?
- Is it sold by the 5 quart/litre container in the States as well? Last time I bought oil, I'd buy 5 one quart containers. Much prefer the Aussie way :)
- Anything I need to do, switching from regular motor oil to synthetic? Any cleaners or additives? Truck's gone rather long between oil changes this time.
Thanks as always for any advice (and any entertaining flamewars that result )
jmc