Posted by RMinVa on July 06, 2011 at 06:13:58 from (67.142.166.27):
In Reply to: synthetic oil??? posted by dave2 on July 06, 2011 at 05:28:47:
Been using 100% synthetic engine oil since 1989. My family and I do the extended drain also. One oil change per 12 months with a filter change at 6 months. My son has the highest milage per year with 24,000. That's in a Chevy Cobalt 09 model. We use 0w30 signature sires from Amsoil. Got a 99 Nissan Frontier that had 1 oil change per year since 2001. Still doing fine with 187,000 on it. I use the diesel marine oil 15W40 in farm tractors and with ULSD I run up to 300 hours or 12 months on it also.
I don't trade cars or trucks. I buy used and run the wheels off them. Total we have 9 engines with 100% synthetic oil in them and none have had a oil related problem. Read and learn about synthetic. Understand TBN ratings on oil and you'll soon find that the old 3,000- 7,000 mile oil change is gone by the way side with new technology in oils.
When I spend $8 a qt. I'm going to get enough miles out of that oil that I will have a savings over conventional oil even with higher prices.
Just switched a Ford Escape over to 0W20 and picked up 1.8 miles to the gal. and no more ticking noise from the top end of that engine. It had 92,000 on it a few weeks ago when I changed it over. Hope to get 300,000 out of it with 1 oil change per year.
Do the math. If you drive over 12,000 miles per year synthetic oil is the way to go with extended oil drains.
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