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konig 
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Joined: 03 Sep 2005
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Location: Montreal, Quebec

1990 Cavalier Z24
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I found some Royal Purple Motor Oil for sale, but it's 10W 30. My 3.1L says 5W 30 on the engine.
Is it this possible to use the Royal Purple 10W 30 anyways?
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planetcadillac 
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Joined: 20 Sep 2007
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Location: Charlotte, North Carolina


1988 Cavalier Z24 Convertible 1981 Eldorado
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10W30 is fine. That is what I use in my 3.1. _________________
GM Powertrain Engineer
Currently in Charlotte, NC
Worked at Lordstown Assembly in Mid 90s
Owned 3 J's over the years among other cars.
Currently 88 Z24 Convert. Mild upgrades!
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konig 
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Joined: 03 Sep 2005
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Location: Montreal, Quebec

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| Cool thanks....Can't wait to use it |
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jbodyconnection 
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Location: Coldwater, OH

1996 Sunfire SE 2002 Alero
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whitelightning2 
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Joined: 02 Apr 2002
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Location: Quad Cities, Iowa



1991 Cavalier Z24 2004 Grand AM 2000 Silverado 1500
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| jbodyconnection wrote: | | make sure its not synthetic blend |
all Royal Purple is synthetic  _________________
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z26guy 
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Joined: 31 May 2006
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Location: kitchener, Ontario

1990 Cavalier Z24 1990 Beretta GT
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| whitelightning2 wrote: | | jbodyconnection wrote: | | make sure its not synthetic blend |
all Royal Purple is synthetic  |
Damn, I was going to just say the same thing  _________________
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cahilj 
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Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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Location: MA



1994 Cavalier VL Coupe 1993 Cavalier Z24 2001 RAM 1500 Pickup 1994 Cavalier Z24
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And the reason Modified Mag says its the best oil out there is..... because its purple! (Yes, I read the article, and no, there was no information presented to make it better than any other oil besides the fact its purple) _________________
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cavi_rs_94 
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Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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Location: in z26guys Garage

1994 Cavalier RS Coupe 1989 Sunbird GT
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| cahilj wrote: | | And the reason Modified Mag says its the best oil out there is..... because its purple! (Yes, I read the article, and no, there was no information presented to make it better than any other oil besides the fact its purple) |
Barnies purple....and he turned out to be something way different then everyone expected....so if you want to base your oil off colour you might get a suprise .... the Chevy 2 runs it and its 100x better then other synthetic oils, its more viscouse then other types of synthetic oils. _________________

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whitelightning2 
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too bad the purple dye dissappears  _________________
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anrdewz24 
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Joined: 19 Sep 2003
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Location: Buckner, Missouri

1988 Cavalier Z24 1989 Cavalier Z24 Convertible 1989 Cavalier Z24
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The 10-30 royal purple is fine for your 3.1. And Dave, how do you know it changes color?  |
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whitelightning2 
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| anrdewz24 wrote: | The 10-30 royal purple is fine for your 3.1. And Dave, how do you know it changes color?  |
15W40 in mine
it quieted down the valvetrain noise that i had with 10W30 Mobil 1, i have yet to put any miles on it though... _________________
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soup 
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Joined: 25 Feb 2002
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Location: Pottstown, PA



2006 VUE
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| whitelightning2 wrote: | | anrdewz24 wrote: | The 10-30 royal purple is fine for your 3.1. And Dave, how do you know it changes color?  |
15W40 in mine
it quieted down the valvetrain noise that i had with 10W30 Mobil 1, i have yet to put any miles on it though... |
Is that because you don't want it to fall apart? _________________
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superchargedz24 
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1993 Cavalier Z24 2000 Sephia
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So Your saying royal purple is better than Mobil 1? I've always used Mobil 1 I thought it was like the best. I was looking online, and I can get royal purple for about the same price as Mobile 1. So let Me know if its better oil and I'll switch! lol  |
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rude_ideas 
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Joined: 25 Feb 2007
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Location: Meriden, Connecticut


1994 Cavalier Z24 1997 Grand AM SE 2002 Dakota
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superchargedz24 
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Joined: 25 Mar 2005
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1993 Cavalier Z24 2000 Sephia
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| I don't get how one test can get different results than another test? So what are Your guys opinions, is royal purple or mobil1 full synthetic better? |
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