switching to senthetic
09-13-2008, 09:20 AM
#11
5th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Smyrna, TN
Posts: 4,524
i havent had any problems with running a synthetic. i bought my car with 41 or 42,000 miles and its at 61,500 now. im using pennsoil platunum full synthetic and my oil cost 25.00 for 6 quarts and the k&n filter was another 14.00 but i quit using that and have since went to a fram filter 5000 mile filter. my only complant is i might run half a quart low around 3500 miles but my car doesnt leak,smoke,plugs look new and the compression is still really good, where it goes ????
09-13-2008, 11:02 AM
#12
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 14
"The only problem is if you switch back from synthetic. NEVER do that unless you plan on replacing every gasket in your engine."
Thats nothing but a myth as well. You can go back and forth between conventional and synthetic w/o any kind of problem.
Thats nothing but a myth as well. You can go back and forth between conventional and synthetic w/o any kind of problem.
09-13-2008, 05:09 PM
#17
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Palmdale, CA
Posts: 254
If you want to do it, then that is your right. I will not and I will not tell somebody that it's okay unless I plan on paying for the damages if i'm wrong. Unlike some people I don't think I know everything.
09-13-2008, 07:34 PM
#18
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 14
Question:
Switching From Conventional Motor Oil to Mobil 1
There seems to be confusion about how to make the switch from conventional motor to synthetic. I am a do-it-yourselfer. Could you provide instructions?
-- Joe D., Miami, FL
Answer:
The instructions are very easy to follow: Simply change the oil as you would normally. Any “confusion” is just myth. You can switch from conventional motor oil to Mobil 1 synthetic (and back again, if you want), without following any special procedures. The only exception to this is with a higher-mileage engine that has never used synthetic motor oil, or with an engine that has used conventional motor oil and been poorly maintained. In these cases, you should still follow the same basic oil-change procedures (drain the old oil, remove the old oil filter, put in new Mobil 1 and put on a new oil filter), but you should follow a regimen of one or two shortened oil-change intervals. For instance, let’s say that your regular oil change interval is 5,000 miles. If you’re switching to Mobil 1 under the circumstances mentioned above, make your next Mobil 1 oil change in 2,500 miles, your third Mobil 1 oil change 3,500 miles after that, and then follow your normal 5,000 mile oil-change interval. The reasoning behind this staggered interval is that a high-mileage engine, or one that has seen infrequent oil changes, will likely have a considerable build-up of sludge and deposits. Mobil 1 will help clean the engine as you drive, but it will have to work much harder in a very “dirty” engine, and so it is best to change the oil more frequently for those first few thousand miles. After that, you can rest assured that Mobil 1 is continuing to keep your engine running clean and well lubricated for mile after mile.
