Oil filter size for 3.1L v6?

[Hoganator]

Quick question, i just need to know what size oil filter goes to my 96 GP SE?

 

Oh and how many quarts of oil should I put in when changing it?

Edited August 11, 2014 by Hoganator

[RobertISaar]

books call for a PF47-sized cannister, but i use a PF52 whenever possible. these are ACDelco numbers, so you may need to cross-reference them to whatever brand you trust. the purolator 24011 and WIX 51036(in any variety) are what i would recommend. certain store-brands are repackaged versions of those as well(NAPA->WIX, for instance).

[RobertISaar]

oil: dump in 4 quarts and start/idle the engine for a minute or so, let it sit for another minute at least(5 if you're paranoid), then expect to put in another .5-1 quarts to get to the full line. any 5W-30 meeting a recent API spec will do fine. if you want to spend more, pretty much every synthetic 5W-30s and 0W-30s are all pretty great as well, some are more cost-effective than others.

[intern8tion9l]

Whatever the book in the motor oil aisle says

[1979lee]

no thanks on the synthetic oil for my W. i like my engine gaskets DRY and leakfree!

as for the filter Pf47 is the stocker or pf52 for the larger.

purolater is L24011 for there big filter(which i use)

puro still makers a REAL filter

 

AVOID FRAM FILTERS LIKE THEY HAVE EBOLA!

5w30 real oil. any decent brand will be fine. just keep it full!

[Addicted To Boost]

If your gaskets are leaking while running synthetic, the damage was already done. Replace the weeping gaskets. That said, I've run synthetic oil in every W I've owned without issue.

 

I'd avoid the E-core AC Delco oil filters- they have a plastic cage on the inside of the filters. Purolator is definitely the way to go.

[Galaxie500XL]

While one this subject, the quickest way to destroy seals is to use "stop leak" in your oil. It attacks the seals, causing them to swell---but makes the seals hard, meaning they'll likely leak worse later--and not just the seal you were trying to get to stop leaking.

[digitaloutsider]

no thanks on the synthetic oil for my W. i like my engine gaskets DRY and leakfree!

 

This is unfounded hogwash. Please don't perpetuate this nonsense.

[GOT2B GM]

I've run synthetic for years in everything, no issues whatsoever

 

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[1979lee]

This is unfounded hogwash. Please don't perpetuate this nonsense.

hogwash?

wrong fella ive seen it happen way to many times.

there us no way i'd put synthetic in a 17 yr old car like mine NO WAY!

sorry we dont agree fella. no hard feelings

Edited August 15, 2014 by 1979lee

[RobertISaar]

synthetic causing gasket failures was from back when synthetic engine oils first came around..... which was what, the early 80s? that problem got fixed pretty quickly.

 

synthetic oils containing more/stronger cleaning additives and breaking down clumps of oil that were otherwise plugging a leak? that can still happen. that can still happen with some of the high dollar conventional oils too. if you want gaskets held together with tar, don't be surprised if/when it suddenly lets go.