1993 Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual - Page 158

1993 Pontiac Sunbird Manual

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RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY AND COLD STARTING, SELECT THE LOWESTSAE VISCOSITY GRADE OIL FOR THE EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE. HOT NEATHEI ONE OF THESE LABELS LOOK FOR 2.0L L4: Adding Engine Oil #hat Kind of Oil to Use 3eginning midyear1993, oils of the xoper quality for your vehicle will be dentified withthis new "starburst" iymbol. The "starburst" symbol ndicates that the oil has been certified )y the American PetroleumInstitute :API),and is preferred for use your in ;asoline engine. I'ou should lookfor this on the front of he oil container, and use only oils that lisplay this new symbol. lou should alsouse the proper viscosity )il for your vehicle, shown in the as ollowing chart: SAE 5W-30 PREFERRED COLD WEATHER IF MEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 1OW-30 GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAC30 GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 40 DEGREES F (4 DEGREES c). l DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50OR ANY OTHER GRADE OIL NOT RECOMMENDED. 3.1L V6: Adding EngineOil

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2.0L
L4:
Adding
Engine
Oil
l
3.1
L
V6:
Adding
Engine
Oil
#hat
Kind
of
Oil
to
Use
3eginning
midyear
1993,
oils of the
xoper quality
for
your
vehicle
will
be
dentified
with
this new “starburst”
iymbol. The “starburst” symbol
ndicates that the oil
has
been
certified
)y
the American
Petroleum Institute
:API),and is
preferred
for
use
in your
;asoline
engine.
I‘ou
should
look for this on the front of
he oil container, and use
only
oils
that
lisplay this new
symbol.
lou
should
also use the proper
viscosity
)il
for
your
vehicle,
as shown in the
ollowing chart:
RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE ENGINE OILS
FOR
BEST FUEL
ECONOMY AND COLD STARTING,
SELECT
THE
LOWEST SAE VISCOSITY GRADE OIL
FOR
THE
EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
HOT
NEATHEI
COLD
LOOK
FOR
ONE
OF
THESE
LABELS
SAE 5W-30
PREFERRED
IF MEITHER SAE 5W-30 NOR SAE 1OW-30
GRADE
OILS
ARE
AVAILABLE,
SAC
30
GRADE MAY BE
USED
AT TEMPERATURES
WEATHER
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4
DEGREES
c).
DO
NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE
2OW-50
OR
ANY OTHER GRADE
OIL
NOT
RECOMMENDED.