Regular to Synthetic Oil
06-17-2003, 12:02 PM
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Regular to Synthetic Oil The owner before me used Valvoline 5w-30 oil and I am switching to Mobil 1 synthetic. Can I just switch like that or do I need some special switch over oil?
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Ryan
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Ryan
06-17-2003, 12:20 PM
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Re: Regular to Synthetic Oil LOL...no you can just switch it on your next oil change...and some people say that you can't go back in forth...but at my parts store we actually have a flyer that states some myths about oil..so to fully answer your question you are good to go!!!! 
06-17-2003, 12:21 PM
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Re: Regular to Synthetic Oil I just switched to synthetic, got pretty good gain in gas milage too. But i dont think you can go from synthetic to regular.I dont know why but just what i heard.
06-17-2003, 12:23 PM
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Re: Regular to Synthetic Oil Thanks for the replies guys. I have heard what I guess are myths about using like a crossover oil or something.
06-17-2003, 12:39 PM
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Re: Regular to Synthetic Oil u got it...there are a lot of myths out there about oil...I don't have the website on me right now...but there's an oil guide out there somewhere..written up by a guy that did some oil tests...and he was trying to clear up some of the "myths".....
06-17-2003, 06:44 PM
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Re: Regular to Synthetic Oil Check out this site for more than you ever wanted to know about oil:
www.bobistheoilguy.com
(especially check out the message board section)
www.bobistheoilguy.com
(especially check out the message board section)