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| Answer to: Conventional oil to Synthetic | 28Relevance | 5 years ago | Mod_Man | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I would switch to synthetic blend instead of full synthetic. Most blends have a lot of conventional oil in them still. The problem with full synthetic is some of the additives cause leaks around the rubber seals. That's why it isn't recommended for high mileage motors. I'd do synthetic blend and keep an eye on it. You should be fine. | |||||
| Full Synthetic or Synthetic Blend Oil | 28Relevance | 4 years ago | seandillon [BANNED] | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hi all, which is better for a 3.8 v6 mitsubishi engine, put synthetic blend oil and change the oil every 4k miles, or put full synthetic oil and change it every 8k miles? Of course both with the viscosity recommended by mitsubishi. Thanks | |||||
| Standard oil or Synthetic? | 28Relevance | 4 years ago | Cnote78 | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| This question has (probably) been asked a number of times in different contexts but... we can end the debate now. If you're going to change your own oil (every 5000 miles) what should you use? Standard oil or synthetic? I asked some people and I got varying responses. Some said synthetic, and some said to use standard oil. The people who said to use standard oil said that synthetic was a waste of money (comparatively) and was no better than standard oil. WHAT DO YOU THINK?? | |||||
| Answer to: Conventional vs synthetic blend vs full synthetic | 28Relevance | 3 years ago | Hixster | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Full synthetic, it's easily sourced. | |||||
| NISSAN does NOT recommend synthetic type oils | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | Jcanuck | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hello, I have a 2003 Nissan Pathfinder 3.5 v6 I am so confused. I cannot get a satisfactory answer for this question anywhere. The Nissan Pathfinder from 2001-2004 have the same engine and I want to use synthetic oil for my 2003 but my owners manual does not recommend it. Can I use synthetic? Why would they recommend not using it for the 2003-2004 models? The 2001-2002 models state it is ok. Below is the exact info from the manual. 2001-2002Mineral based or synthetic type oils may be used in your NISSAN vehicle.These oils must however, meet the API qu ... | |||||
| RE: New 2021 Ford Ranger Truck Maintenance! | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | BruceREE | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| From what I understand as I'm not a lube tech, synthetic blend is the "new" conventional oil. It is better than the conventional oil from back then but mixed in such a way that they need to call it a blend rather than just full synthetic. Since you have a GDI engine and if scotty recommends it then I would be inclined to go with his suggestion. I just know that the motorcraft oil was designed side by side to their engines. And that's what I based my recommendation on. Just to let you know, there is no reason that they wanted to use a blend instead of full ... | |||||
| Should I switch to a synthetic blend? | 31Relevance | 5 years ago | G_Reimer | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Scotty, I've got a 2002 Chevy Blazer ZR2 with 200,000 miles and the original engine I always keep well maintained. 100% Conventional oil seems to be getting harder to find. Should I switch to a synthetic blend? I've always used 100% conventional 5w-30 oil as the owner's manual says, but that grade of oil is getting harder to find.Many products I once used that were not advertsied as "synthetic blend" now are and I'm not sure what's safe to use in my GM 4.3L Vortec engine. I currently have an oil leak at the rear main seal, and would switching to a 5w-30 s ... | |||||
| 150 miles driven, my yearly oil change is due, do I really need to change my oil filter? | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | kbe0pyjl | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I've driven my car only 146 miles since my last oil change and I just noticed that I'm due for my yearly oil change. I am aware that Scotty says to change the engine oil at least once a year because the additives in it break over time. I am not aware of any additives or other factors that break/deteriorate over time that would call for replacing my lightly used oil filter at my next oil change. I'm thinking of unscrewing my oil filter, emptying the oil in the oil pan, screwing the "old" oil filter back in, and completing my oil change. Quoted from an advanceautoparts article: ```Do You Need to Change Your Filter Along with Your Engine oil? The quick answer to this is “yes.” Let’s explain why. The oil filter is designed with paper and fabric medium arranged in pleats – this medium traps particles that are no bigger than a few microns in size and prevents them from circulating through the engine, where they can start to build up on rotating assemblies and cause damage. (For comparison, an average human hair is 60 microns in diameter.) When the filter is completely saturated and can’t absorb any more contaminants, it’s essentially bypassed as the oil circulates. The particulates are still trapped in the filter, but what’s in the oil can’t be filtered out…and that, of course, is when it's really time to change the oil. ``` It seems to me that my current oil filter is nowhere near being "completely saturated" and there's no reason for me to change it for the reasons that the article stated. A possible reason to not reuse the oil filter is that if I were to reuse it there's a small chance that I might dislodge the particles trapped in the filter and they would end up in the new oil. Should I change both the oil and oil filter? Should I change the oil and empty the oil filter of the old oil? Should I change the oil and not touch the oil filter? | |||||
| Semi synthetic to full synthetic | 28Relevance | 5 years ago | jebrim | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Hey in the car i just bought it take 5w20. The previous owner said be put semi synthetic at the dealer. Now im putting full synthetic mobil1 Will it damage the seals or anything put full synthetic? It's only 61k miles btw | |||||
| Answer to: Synthetic Oil | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | USAFdozerpilot | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| synthetic blend or semi synthetic is the “new” conventional option now. I Castrol GTX ultra clean in my 15 F150 and change @ 4K mi. There’s really not a lot of difference between the 2 because companies are not required to say the percentage of synthetic is mixed in. The only rule they have to follow is there has to be at least 1% synthetic mixed in. So who’s to say you haven’t been using conventional the whole time? I personally wouldn’t change a thing and keep running it because of how cheap blends are. | |||||
| Answer to: Should I switch to synthetic engine oil | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | Figmund Sreud | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Just do it! These days, Canadian Tire offered synthetic oils goes on sale weekly. Nine out of ten times you can buy synthetic at near or equal price of a conventional regular price, … but match the grade! If you currently use, … say, a conventional 5W-30, buy a synthetic 5W-30. Mind you, Mobil1 for example, often suggests that their 0W-30 synthetic can be safely used in service where 5W-30 is specified. I would go with Mobil1 suggestion, … cold Northern Ontario ‘n such reasons. F.S. | |||||
| Answer to: synthetic oil or conventional | 27Relevance | 5 years ago | Razmig Bartassian | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Full synthetic is pretty much the norm nowadays on relatively new cars (2000s and up), but it's up to the owner's preference on which to use if it is not stated in the owner's manual. If it states to use full synthetic in the owner's manual, then don't downgrade to conventional. However, you can always upgrade from conventional to full synthetic. Full synthetic is way better than conventional in many ways. | |||||
| Burning Oil: From Synthetic to Conventional | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | Kaizen | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| Could switching from synthetic to Conventional cause oil to burn? I needed to top off my 2004 Prius. All I had was conventional 5W-30 on hand. It usually gets synthetic 0W-20. So I topped it off with the 5W-30. I noticed that after putting the 5W-30, it seemed to go through oil faster. Needing more top offs before an oil change. I got an oil change, and topping off with 0W-20. And while it still burns a little bit of oil, it’s not as much as when I was using 5W-30 to top off. Is my mind playing tricks on me, or can switching from synthetic 0W-20 to 5 ... | |||||
| Answer to: Kia Optima Oil | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | spijet | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| ... is 2.0L). Currently using AmsOil, but there are many good oils out there — make sure to use ACEA A5/B5 spec oils that have been certified as API SN and up (SN Plus, SP). As for the oil base — "real" Full synthetic (base stock group IV, with PAO and Esthers in it) is better that more commonly available Full synthetic oil, which is based on hydrocracked base stock group II/III/III+ (also known as HC-Synthetic or VHVI), and that is better than Semi-Synthetic or Mineral (Conventional) oil. As a rule of thumb, change the HC/VHVI oils every 5,000 kilometers / 3 ... | |||||
| Answer to: 2005 avalanche 4x4 limited slip differential or not? | 30Relevance | 5 years ago | toyotagrl | Submit Your Question HERE | |
| I use the OEM fluids called out in owners manual. There's a TSB for the trucks covered. If you live in a cold climate area for the front differential...This is for you. #03-04-19-001B - (09/03/2004) Subject: Info - Use of synthetic Front Axle Lubricant For 4WD Vehicles Sold in Cold Weather Climates Models: 2002-2004 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban 2500 2002-2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500HD 2002-2004 GMC Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon XL 2500 2002-2003 GMC Sierra 1500HD with Four-Wheel Drive and 9.25" Front Axle Assemblies and Bui ... | |||||
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