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Old 05-18-2007, 12:09 AM
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my car has 75000 miles on it is it too late to start using synthetic?
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:12 AM
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I have 82K on my 00' Gt and still use Mobil 1 Full Synthetic. What kind of magnaflow do you have? Do you have a clip?
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:12 AM
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never too late, as long as nothing leaks or burns too bad, synthetic tends to find leaks and seep a lot more, also tends to burn a bit more than regular oil
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:13 AM
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they are magnapacks.. so no harm will happen if i start to use it
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:15 AM
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thanks....ive heard good things from royal purple, mobil 1, and redline. which ones do you perfer and why
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:18 AM
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ive always stuck with mobil1, ive never had bad luck with it, ive used it sense ive owned the car andive actually seen the inside of my motor and how clean it is so i have no reason to change, the other syntheic brands try to make it seem they are better than mobil1 with all their technical crap, whatever. i used mobil1 5-30 and the mobil1 filter (M1-210)
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Old 05-18-2007, 12:39 AM
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while we're on the topic - anyone used Penzoil Platinum Full Synthetic? I saw a commercial for it today with it's "adaptive molecules" that supposedly don't break down as easily and helps everything run better. Most likely it's just an advertising scheme but it was interesting. I probably won't try it since I use Mobil1 but I thought I'd ask.
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Old 05-18-2007, 01:29 AM
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while we're on the topic - anyone used Penzoil Platinum Full Synthetic? I saw a commercial for it today with it's "adaptive molecules" that supposedly don't break down as easily and helps everything run better. Most likely it's just an advertising scheme but it was interesting. I probably won't try it since I use Mobil1 but I thought I'd ask.
The guys over at bobstheoilguy website seem to like the Penzoil Full Synth and believe me those guys are CRAZY about oil.
Personally I use Mobil 1 but I'm thinking of moving over to Penzoil with a Motorcraft or Mobil filter.

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Old 05-18-2007, 01:47 AM
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Cenpeco if you can afford it. That's what the Alcohol pulling tractor boys use.The Silver Bullet boys were getting one weekend on Mobil 1 and had to replace the bearings, but they can run a whole year without changing a set with Cenpeco. It's awful high though[:@]
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