1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 249
1995 Pontiac Firebird Manual
Page 249 highlights
3.4L L32 (Code S) 5.7L LT1 (Code P) RECOMMENDEDSAEVISCOSITYGRADE UlGlNE OILS SAL VISCOSITY GRADE OIL FOR M EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE. E FOR BEST FUEL ECONOMY AN0 COLD STARTING, SELECT THE LOWEST As shown in the chart, 5W-30 is best for your SAEi vehicle. However,you can useSAE 1OW-30 if it's going to be 0°F (-18°C) or above. These numbers on oil an container showits viscosity, or thickness. not use Do other viscosity oils, such as 20W-50. SAE HOT WEATHER 7 "C t 38 t 27 t 16 t b -7 - 18 I caul WEATHER IF NEITHER SAE 5W-30 NORSAE 1OW-30 GRADE OILS ARE AVAILABLE, SAE 30 GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 40 DEGREES F (4 DEGREES C). DO NOT USE SAE 1OW-40, SAE 2OW-50 OR ANY OTHERGRADE OIL NOT RECOMMENDED 6-16
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3.4L
L32
(Code
S)
5.7L
LT1
(Code
P)
RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADE
UlGlNE
OILS
FOR
BEST FUEL ECONOMY
AN0
COLD
STARTING, SELECT THE
LOWEST
SAL
VISCOSITY GRADE
OIL
FOR
ME
EXPECTED TEMPERATURE RANGE.
HOT
WEATHER
caul
7
"C
t
38
t
27
t
16
t b
- 7
-
18
WEATHER
I
IF
NEITHER
SAE
5W-30
NORSAE
1OW-30
GRADE
OILS
ARE AVAILABLE, SAE
30
GRADE MAY BE USED AT TEMPERATURES
ABOVE
40
DEGREES
F
(4
DEGREES
C).
ANY
OTHERGRADE
OIL
NOT RECOMMENDED
DO
NOT USE
SAE
1OW-40,
SAE
2OW-50
OR
As
shown
in
the
chart,
SAEi
5W-30
is
best
for
your
vehicle.
However, you
can
use
SAE
1OW-30
if it's
going
to be
0°F
(-18°C)
or
above.
These
numbers
on
an
oil
container
show
its viscosity,
or
thickness.
Do
not
use
other
viscosity
oils,
such
as
SAE
20W-50.
6-16