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About oil change, and the synthetic oil
Sorry if it is a Q.
Do you use synthetic oil for oil change in your car? I have this link here about oil change: http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/top-...motor-oil.html But the technical terms are a bit too technical for me. |
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If you live where there is cold weather in winter and your car sets outside syn is for you also.
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I'm glad this was brought up.
I recently purchased a 2011 F150. I've always changed the oil in every vehicle I've ever owned every 3-4k miles but I'm at 3000 now and the truck's computer is telling me it's "oil life" is still at 75%. Should I listen to it or change the oil anyway? According to the manual I should base oil changes on the system info (computers) recommendation. I know for a fact it has regular oil in it, not synthetic. |
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Heh. Pretty much
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Because it's better oil and will squeeze through gaps more readily than conventional oil. You don't always know you have a leak. When I began running synthetic, a leak that might leave a drip on my driveway every two days turned into a gusher.
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I use Mobile 1 synthetic and Mobile 1 filters. Best I could find via research and word of mechanic mouth. Never any problems and engine purrs like a kitten.
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Thanks guys ... hadn't realized this.
I believe synthetic is more expensive ... Correct??? If so how does that play into the mix? I change mine ever 5K ... coz almost all my miles are on the interstate. |
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It is, but since most people change synthetic oil every 10k, the added cost is nil.
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fully synthetic ....changed every 5K miles. easier to keep track that way....105k, 110k etc.
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I take my 07 Silverado with 85K mi and my 03 Suburban with 218k mi to Firestone and they get the Kendall Synthetic Blend around 4k mi
The 03 Saab 9-3 gets Ful Synth Mobil 1 around 9-10k |
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