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No Worries on the change
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:12:27
In Reply to: Oil: Synthetic vs Conventional, 9k_SilverAero, Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:47:22
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I've switched 3 Saabs from dino to synthetic at at 90K, 138K and 148K with no leaks.
I PLAN to do changes at 5K miles, but have gone to 8,000 on more than one occasion. That's something I like about synthoil--that I can be lazy or busy and the oil is still fine. So you could buy synth and change every 6K and be fine. Just be sure to use a good filter.
That said, a former neighbor was an engineer for an oil company. He admitted that the 3,000 mile change thing was pure marketing, and that repeated tests showed that 5,000 mile intervals with dino oil were perfectly fine. (At least in non-turbo cars.) Just use a good oil with the right specs for your engine, same goes if you use a synthoil.
Posts in this Thread:
- Oil: Synthetic vs Conventional, 9k_SilverAero, Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:47:22
- No Worries on the change, Noel, Wed, 9 Nov 2011 07:12:27 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Oil: Synthetic vs Conventional, Saabnutt, Wed, 9 Nov 2011 06:56:43
- change intervals, dfref, Tue, 8 Nov 2011 19:13:24
- Re: Oil: Synthetic vs Conventional, Simon S, Tue, 8 Nov 2011 15:33:47
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