Oil for the 502 engine [Archive] - Chevelle Tech

: Oil for the 502 engine


402greenchevy
Jan 8th, 05, 12:24 PM
What type of oil and what grade of oil are you guys using in your 502's?

thebeerman70
Jan 8th, 05, 2:49 PM
I have just used regular 10 w30 on mine and it runs fine.

69-CHVL
Jan 8th, 05, 6:38 PM
The oil cap on my 454HO said 5w-30, so I would imagine its the same for a crate 502.

saturnstyl
Jan 8th, 05, 7:32 PM
15w40 Rotella

Old, fat, bald guy
Jan 8th, 05, 11:12 PM
we tell the dealers "whatever is appropriate for your location.... SoCal in the summer is going to be different than new york in the autumn"... 5w / 10w -30 would be good all around use though if using mineral based oil.... don't break it in using synthetic but you can go synthetic after break in..... i would go a little heavier on synthetic myself

Brob
Jan 9th, 05, 1:45 PM
The specs on my 350 ZZ4 (355hp)& (395hp) said in most cases use 10w-30 for synthetic use 5w-30.