What kind of engine oil shouldi use?

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btoran
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Your car is a: 1975 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
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What kind of engine oil shouldi use?

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Would like to change the oil and having a hard time interpeting the owner's manual. Thanks.
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toplessexpat
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Re: What kind of engine oil shouldi use?

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People use a range of different options.

Personally - 15/40 Rotella has always done me well.

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Re: What kind of engine oil shouldi use?

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I did a fair amount of research and having already been using Mobil 1, switched over to 15W-50.
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Re: What kind of engine oil shouldi use?

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another rotella vote
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Finest italian engines need best quality.

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No other choice.
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81SPIDERMATT wrote:another rotella vote

... plus you get the joy of explaining to someone in O'Reilly that it's not a Diesel, and this really is the best option!
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