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Aurora40 · 04-05-2007

If it were me who just bought an old car (and this is what I did when I bought mine) I'd change the oil, the coolant, the tranny fluid, and the diff fluid. Flushing the brake fluid and maybe the PS fluid isn't a bad idea either (haven't done the PS yet).

For the oil, it'll take ~9 quarts. I'd buy 10 just in case. 10w-30 is the recommended oil for the early cars, I believe for '93 it changed to 5w-30. The general consensus is that the change was for reasons other than engine protection (economy reasons, who knows) so 10w-30 is still probably the safe play for all years.

Oh, when pouring the new oil in, don't try to fill it up all at once. It takes a while for the oil to settle, so pour in maybe until it's at the bottom of the dipstick, then go do something else for a few hours. Come back and check it, and top it off as needed. You don't want to overfill it.

04-05-2007	#2
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,704	Re: cigar lighter and oil change questions If it were me who just bought an old car (and this is what I did when I bought mine) I'd change the oil, the coolant, the tranny fluid, and the diff fluid. Flushing the brake fluid and maybe the PS fluid isn't a bad idea either (haven't done the PS yet). For the oil, it'll take ~9 quarts. I'd buy 10 just in case. 10w-30 is the recommended oil for the early cars, I believe for '93 it changed to 5w-30. The general consensus is that the change was for reasons other than engine protection (economy reasons, who knows) so 10w-30 is still probably the safe play for all years. Oh, when pouring the new oil in, don't try to fill it up all at once. It takes a while for the oil to settle, so pour in maybe until it's at the bottom of the dipstick, then go do something else for a few hours. Come back and check it, and top it off as needed. You don't want to overfill it.