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Old 04-04-2008, 05:32 PM
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I bought my 95 camaro z28 over the weekend and im thinking i should do an oild change. I want to use a full synthetic, but ive heard its bad to switch from conventional to fully synthetic. I don't know what oil is in there now but i want to be safe. What should i do? Thanks
Old 04-04-2008, 05:45 PM
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i switched when i bought my 2000 t/a i havent had any problems car seems to like it. only thing that i would say is make sure you check your oil about once a month. synthetic seems to dissapear. and once you switch you have to keep using it. oil changes can get expensive about $10 more if you are doing it yourself...
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you can switch back and forth between regular and synthetic any time you want - no harm will be done. Just keep an eye on the oil level.
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i would usually suggest going to a blend for a change or 2 just to condition the seals to the different additives in synthetic as opposed to conventional.

that way, when you go to synthetic, less will be consumed/
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Originally Posted by yeller_xtc
only thing that i would say is make sure you check your oil about once a month. synthetic seems to dissapear. ...
Using Mobil 1 huh?
Originally Posted by yeller_xtc
and once you switch you have to keep using it. ...
False
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the 99 camaro i bought the guy was useing reg oil...i switched to castrol blend for one change now i got amsoil full syn in it now
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Dont worry. You can change it whenever you want, you'll have no problems.




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