[s-cars] Re: Time to change oil. Unsure of which to use

[Theodore Chen]

--- William Noland <wenoland at pacbell.net> wrote:
> Paul -
>
> I'd go synthetic and have no worries. I'm convinced that the myth of
> switching back and forth from dino oil to synthetic is just that -- a
> myth, promulgated by the folks who sell "oil flush" products -- see
> recent post on the subject. Which oil -- Mobil 1 is fine. I use Redline.
> Others swear by Amsoil. Redline is brewed close by and supports racing
> -- so I'm happy. I'm also pretty much convinced that you can't really go
> wrong with any of the synthetics. I've never had an oil related disaster
> and I've driven the wheels off a number of vehicles over the years. Now,
> wheel related disasters are a different story.  :-)

the only thing i'd worry about is switching to synthetic on a car
that has used dino oil all its life.  if you have any leaks that
were previously clogged by sludge from the dino oil (and therefore not
leaking), you'll know about them quickly when you switch to synthetic.
i was skeptical of this at first, but after switching to synthetic
and being rewarded with a badly leaking oil pressure sender almost
immediately, i'm a believer.  if the car has run on dino oil all its
life, i'd just keep it on dino oil.  if you want to do something good
for the car, change the oil more often.

-teddy


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