synthetic vs regular... any difference?

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Oct 23, 2002 | 10:48 AM

ShAg9yBrDr

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From: b-more mrylnd

synthetic vs regular... any difference?

my old man says to stick with regular if thats what ive been using. is there a noticeable difference with synthetic on the wear of the engine over time?

gotta change the oil soon so im wondering

Oct 25, 2002 | 03:26 AM

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If you drive hard it's a good idea to use synthetic.

Oct 25, 2002 | 08:28 AM

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don't be a cheapass and buy synthetic or even blend. your car will run smoother and longer. I recommend Redline Oil or Mobil 1. I used to use Castrol Syntec which is also good.

Oct 25, 2002 | 08:35 AM

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make sure that it's got a service classification of sj...

Oct 25, 2002 | 09:40 AM

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what about those higher mileage oil, do they work or just a was of money. I need an oil change and my car has 130,000+ mile on it.

Oct 25, 2002 | 09:42 AM

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what year is your car?

Oct 25, 2002 | 09:47 AM

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Originally posted by misterq14
what about those higher mileage oil, do they work or just a was of money. I need an oil change and my car has 130,000+ mile on it.

The Maxlife is good stuff. It is Dino oil that according to Castrol syntec standards for synthetic is synthetic. With 130K, I would reccomend that or a syn blend.

Oct 25, 2002 | 02:02 PM

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i use blend in my car and my bro's legend. no big changes in mine, but the temp in the legend dropped a bit where it's noticeable. i just use mobil clean drive synthetic blend.

Oct 25, 2002 | 03:24 PM

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cant go wrong with mobil one 5w30

Oct 25, 2002 | 04:13 PM

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if you have high miles and have never used synthetic you are supposed to stick w/ regualr. we watched a video in class abotu it but i feel asleep after i heard that part

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