Oil is it okay to use synthetic?
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Right now i currently have 5w-30 in my 2000 m6 ss and i want to go to either royal purple synthetic of mobile one and i was curious if i was able to just go straight to synthetic oil or do i have to do something first?
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If you plan to switch to synthetic, you will need to do about $4,500 worth of upgrades to the engine to prepare it for the swap. Otherwise, your enging will likely fail within 27 miles of useage with the first batch of synthetic.
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All you need to do is drain the old oil and fill with fresh synthetic and a new filter. Simple as that.
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All you need to do is drain the old oil and fill with fresh synthetic and a new filter. Simple as that.
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Use the Royal purple, or look for some German castrol 0W30 oil- it is the best oil for a ls1. A few autozones carry the oil, if you can't find it you can get it from WS6 store.
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
If you plan to switch to synthetic, you will need to do about $4,500 worth of upgrades to the engine to prepare it for the swap. Otherwise, your enging will likely fail within 27 miles of useage with the first batch of synthetic.
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