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What weight motor oil should be used for my vintage car?

May 06, 2007 by bee.dazzled | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a 1984 Chry town & country, Labaron 2.6, the milage is 140,900 I usually change my oil every 1,000-1,400 miles. Since its almost 17 years old what weight would help keep it alive at this age? This car is well taken care of and almost every

Actually your car is over 20yrs old, but thats not a bad thing. Most manufacterers will put a recommendation on the oil cap and when they don't its usually good to go with 30weight. 5W30 or 10W30, also with the miles that you do have I would also recommend

num1huckfinn | May 06, 2007

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