Well, it's Saturday, so the place where I had my last oil change is closed. But, having some free time, I thought I'd look under the hood - actually, I wanted to put water in my DieHard. While I was in there, I decided to check my oil - it's an 86 GT, with the V6 - and I'm a couple of quarts low. Yesterday, before I knew I was a couple of quarts low, I was blithely driving all over town. Now, I've looked, and I'm afraid to drive until I get a couple of quarts of oil in it, but, since it's Saturday, and the shop is closed, and I can't find their service sticker (or it's been sun- bleached so I can't read it), so I don't know what brand of oil they used.
So, is it still true that you can't mix brands of oil? I haven't got cash on hand to do a full-on oil change, but a couple of quarts should only be a couple of bucks.
Is there a brand of oil that's safe to add even if I don't know what brand is in there now? Kind of like type O blood - the universal donor? ;-)
I guess the question is, will I be OK to continue to drive while a couple of quarts low (I have good oil pressure) until I find out what brand they used, or should I go down to the Pep Boys or Kragen and find some "universal replacement" oil?
Thanks, Rich