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Old 05-19-2005, 08:09 AM
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Switching over to Synthetic oil?

Are there any special steps when making the change from standard to synthetic oil? Found out that the dealership i bought my new SS from has not been using synthetic, doesn't the SS come from the factory with synthetic?
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Old 05-19-2005, 10:41 AM
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Re: Switching over to Synthetic oil?

I took my camaro to the dealer for an oil change and I was told that this cars should only use synthetic oil. It is a little pricey around 70 dlls so I would recommend doing it yourself its about half the price
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Old 05-19-2005, 10:51 AM
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Re: Switching over to Synthetic oil?

Originally Posted by robvas
On a N/A car, if you're changing the oil on a regular basis, synthetic isn't worth it IMO
i second that.
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Old 05-19-2005, 11:16 AM
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Re: Switching over to Synthetic oil?

The only reason I use synthetic in my car, pep boys had a MADD calendar with coupons for buy 3 mobile 1 synthetic and get 3 free. I figure hey....it is about the same price as regular oil, so I will use those coupons til next years coupons.

The calendars were $1

but yeah....otherwise I use the castrol synthetic blend.
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Old 05-19-2005, 12:19 PM
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Re: Switching over to Synthetic oil?

I think I am gonna start using the Mobil 1 7500 synthetic stuff in my S40. Its also a turbo, so I am sure it will be better for the car anyway.
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Old 05-19-2005, 06:09 PM
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Re: Switching over to Synthetic oil?

I use synthetic because I like to run 7-8k on my oil.
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