2006 Saturn Ion engine oil

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JOE1953
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Can I use fred's sae 20w-50 premium motor oil in my 2006 saturn ion 2?
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 AT 9:35 PM

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Tiny
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Why would you want to use that have of a weight of oil?Thats too high of a weight for that engine. Stick to the recommend weight that's your best bet.
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 AT 10:05 PM
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I thought the thicker the oil is better for the engine. What type of oil and weight should I use in this engine?
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Friday, June 26th, 2015 AT 7:34 PM
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I would use 5w 30 oil valvoline thats what I use but castrol or mobil is good. If your not burning oil you can use synthetic oil but if you are using oil I wouldn't use synthetic oil. If you use too heavy of a oil over what is recommended it can effect fuel economy etc. Also in some engines it can set off the check engine light or cause other problems.
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Friday, June 26th, 2015 AT 8:42 PM
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I bought some supertech sae 5w-30 motor oil (conventional) is it ok to use it? I add a quart of oil between changing, do I need to change oil filter every time I change oil?
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 AT 9:19 PM
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The super tech oil I believe is the Walmart house brand oil I have no idea who makes it. If your burning oil then I would conventional oil. Also yes you replace the oil filter every time you change the oil.
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015 AT 10:25 PM
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Is that why I havn't been getting good gas mileages, will high weight oil cause my car to burn more fuel? I been using 10W-30 the manual recommended 5W-30.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 AT 10:11 AM
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Yes higher weight oil will negative effect mileage if your not burning much oil between oil changes then yes go with the 5w30 oil.
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 AT 10:28 AM

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