Re: about switching to synthetic

["Ken Keith" <keith@specialdevices.com>]

"Michael Stocker" <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com> wrote:
> 
> What I do is follow these steps to change over to synthetic oil:
>     1. Change the oil and filter using normal weight synthetic, and drive the
>         car for a week
>     2. Change the oil and filter and drive the car for 1,000 miles
>     3. Change the oil and filter and drive the car for 2,000 miles
>     4. Change the oil and filter and resume normal oil change intervals, 3,000
>         mi/3 mo

Boy, that's expensive.  I think you could get away with just changing the 
filter, couldn't you?  I would hope the loosened gunk would stay in the 
filter instead of just circulating around.

But then again, it could be dissolved and contaminating the oil I guess.

Ken