RE: Audie oil change intervals - Synthetic

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 02:12 PM 2/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Glen
>The 90 V8 uses 8 quarts and a $20 oil filter with 7500 mile recommended 
>intervals.  How does that seem re the cost benefit of a change to 
>synthetic?  How long can you go on synthetic with 7500 mile filter 
>changes? I plan to run this engine to 200,000.  My 733i BMW went to 
>230,000 before overhaul.  Richard
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Actually, the V8 will take almost 10 quarts with a filter change.  With the
$20 filter and synthetic, that becomes a $60 oil change!  Needless to say I
follow the OE recommended change interval!