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Do any of you guys use synthetic oil in your vehicles ?
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There have been a couple of extensive threads on this subject in the past.
Try a search for them.
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Yes. Save yourself some time and go buy some Mobil 1. I change the filter at 3,500 and the oil and filter after another 3500. Running it for 7k makes it pretty affordable compared to the dino-juice!!
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Yes, that is all I run, along with the xtra guard or high mileage filters. Never a problem and its cheaper than changing oil at 3-4K.
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There are some topics you never get to the bottom: Astronomy Mathematics Music oil for your car I am still arguing about oil for my lathe headstock. There is a website, Bob is your oil guy where you could read for a long time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_oilhttp://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=cfrm
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I use synthetic Rotella in my pickup and bought some extra fancy synthetic Amsoil for the 4-wheeler.
No reason why it shouldn't work(especially in cold weather).
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Mobil 1 extended mileage with a Napa Platinum filter, change it out every 12-15K miles. Seems to work just fine.
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Do any of you guys use synthetic oil in your vehicles ? I use it now so I don't have to change my valve cover gaskets quite so often.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Do any of you guys use synthetic oil in your vehicles ? I use it now so I don't have to change my valve cover gaskets quite so often. LOL
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Do any of you guys use synthetic oil in your vehicles ? I use it now so I don't have to change my valve cover gaskets quite so often. Disconnect your speedometer cable and you have to change them even less, because you aren't putting that many miles on your vehicle... 
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Can I just cover it with elec tape like my CEL?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Yes, that is all I run, along with the xtra guard or high mileage filters. Never a problem and its cheaper than changing oil at 3-4K. ^^^^^^^^^^
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What chainsaw should I buy ?
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Here's the Link you really need. All questions are answered several times over. I use full synthetic in newer gas engines, the top choices for me are AmsOil, Royal Purple, Schaffers. Schaffers came out ahead of Royal Purple in the last test I saw. Rotella in the Diesel, Valvoline or Castrol GTX in older stuff.
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Mobil 1 is recommended for my corvette, so that's what I use.
I use a blend in my truck.
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Can I just cover it with elec tape like my CEL? I'll have to catalog that idea.... THAT IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA! YOU really KNOW YOUR STUFF!!
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That's what I use in my Tacoma with 135,000 on it. I can't bring myself to go 7,000 no matter what they say so I still change at 3,000. I only put about 5,000 a year on though so the added expense isn't a big deal.
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I've been using Mobil 1 since 1974 or '75. Never had a lubrication or wear problem, even after 275,000 miles. One car exceeded 275,000 miles and the compression was still within spec for a new car! It does cost more, but I feel it's worth it.
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