spacklesworth
Newbie
I did some searching and didn't find anything, but if there is already a thread for this that someone could point me to that would be much appreciated.
I bought a '98 K2500 Suburban with the Vortec 454 about a month ago and did my first oil change on it this past weekend. I went what the owner's manual and oil filler cap said (5W-30) but am seeing that people tend to use heavier oils for these, especially as they age. With 239k miles, I'm hoping to keep this running well for as long as I can and am wondering what others recommend using. For background, I live in Eastern Washington where summer days are typically in the mid-80s and winter days are in the high-20s, don't tow very often, and am pretty evenly split between city and highway driving.
I bought a '98 K2500 Suburban with the Vortec 454 about a month ago and did my first oil change on it this past weekend. I went what the owner's manual and oil filler cap said (5W-30) but am seeing that people tend to use heavier oils for these, especially as they age. With 239k miles, I'm hoping to keep this running well for as long as I can and am wondering what others recommend using. For background, I live in Eastern Washington where summer days are typically in the mid-80s and winter days are in the high-20s, don't tow very often, and am pretty evenly split between city and highway driving.
