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Old 11-26-2005, 10:03 PM
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its time to change the oil agian and i have a ? what do u think will be better for my truck that has 120,000 miles on it. Synthetic or Max life(high millage) or a different kind

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Old 11-26-2005, 10:15 PM
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Vehicles with that kind of mileage sometimes get leaky seals with synthetic oil, although I've never seen it personally. Synthetic will also cost you more, but the choice is yours. If it's gone that far on reqular oil, stay with it. You're doing something right. Don't forget to use a quality oil filter like NAPA Gold, Mobil-1, or K&N.

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Old 11-27-2005, 03:40 AM
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Valvaline (sp) actually came out with a maxlife synth .. just got it put in mine and i gained about a half a mile per gallon.. i switched to full synth about 5000 miles ago and gained 1 mpg all together
 
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Mobil 1... I have 160K + miles on mine and doesnt leak a drop.
 



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