Changing to synthetic
Grand Champion
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
Well, halfamil got almost half a million miles and he ran whatever conventional oil was on sale at oil change time so I guess there isn't really an advantage to synthetic on our motors.
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From: Crystal River, FL
If your changing your oil every 3k it's really probably not going to make a difference, as everyone knows dino or synthetic doesn't break down at 3k. With that said, if your budget allows for it, why not put synthetic in your engine? It is a superior oil, it's not a hoax.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
If your changing your oil every 3k it's really probably not going to make a difference, as everyone knows dino or synthetic doesn't break down at 3k. With that said, if your budget allows for it, why not put synthetic in your engine? It is a superior oil, it's not a hoax.
With synthetic oil, maintenance intervals can be doubled or even more depending on driving conditions (ie all highway driving can mean oil changes from 3,000 miles to 7,500). Even Dino oil can last 7,000 if the car is regularly driven highway.
Synthetic oil goes great with coffee, frees up your cash, and can cure lumbago**
**OK, I may have made up that last sentence.
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From: Allentown, PA
Going to be showing my youth here but....1000 mile grease jobs and oil changes???? Never even heard of that, must have been horrible, and expensive.
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Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Texas
Did you drive less back then? If I needed to change oil and lube every 1000 miles, I would be changing the oil on the kid-hauler every 3 weeks and on the truck every month!
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From: Allentown, PA
Must have been a looooooooooooong time ago lol.