Any name brand 10-30 or 10-40 will do. Oil leaks from the oil pan are rare, the most common oil leak is from the oil sender switch/seal Parts Manual 1 / 2 / 0 fig# 3 & 4. DMC Joe / DeLorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com> ---------- > From: rickaye@xxxx > To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [DML] oil change > Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 12:29 AM > > i'm now into two weeks of ownership of my delorean and it has been > great. since i haven't had the dcar long, i would like to do a little > maintance to ease my mind. what type of oil and oil filter would be > the best to use in an oil change. also i seem to have a small oil > leak. until i do the oil change, what would be that safest type of oil > to put in the enging until i do the change. the leak seems to be > comming from the bottom of the engine. excuse decription but it is > comming from the large bottom piece that has fins in it. what is this > called and what type of gasket should i ask for. > thanks for any help. > officer rick > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address moderator@xxxx >