anyone decide not to switch to synthetic and kept using the regular? thoughts on it. thanks.

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i haven't. got 11K miles. no plans yet going synthetic. mabe another 10K?

 

cool, and runs great? thanks for the post.

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i'm at 6.5k, still non-synth.. going to change oil again within the next month or two to switch from 10w30 to 5w30 for winter, but next oil change after that, switching to synth.

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oh and my car runs absolutely great.. didn't switch because of the fear of not being completely broken in yet, and seals possibly not completely settling in. I just wanted to make sure that my engine didn't burn oil in the future.

Even if this isn't true, i figured it does hurt to keep the non-synth for a little longer. Better safe than sorry.

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2004 TB/W 6mtC. Sunroof only.
Bel Vector 985
Grounding Kit
Splash Guards
Custom Carputer
Custom FG Sub
Infinity KapPerf6.1, Ref 6002si, 5760 6-ch AMP.
30% Huper

 

Still running dino and probably not going to switch. I live in So-Cal and change oil every 3k so synth probably won't make much difference as the temp here is so mild.

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thanks for letting me know. question, keeping regular oil during break in helps to assure no extreme oil consumption later on???

I own German performance cars... I just bought a G35... I like the G35... thank you...bye now.

 

interesting... im in jersey... you think i can get away with regular oil as long as changed every 3k? i worry about oil consumption issues. plus even with synthetic i planned on changin the oil fairly regularly. what do you think about reg. in jersey.

I own German performance cars... I just bought a G35... I like the G35... thank you...bye now.

 

dino 5w30 was fine for me last winter, and I was in jersey/midstate ny the whole time.

The oil consumption thing may just be a myth, I really don't know...

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2004 TB/W 6mtC. Sunroof only.
Bel Vector 985
Grounding Kit
Splash Guards
Custom Carputer
Custom FG Sub
Infinity KapPerf6.1, Ref 6002si, 5760 6-ch AMP.
30% Huper

 

I'm not a big oil expert but I think the main benefit to the synthetics is the longer change intervals. If I understand correctly, the synthetics don't break down as quickly as regular dino oil.

With that said, I'm sticking to dino because I change the oil every 3500-4000 miles with ~85-90% highway driving.

 

great...either way i appreciate your help, thanks again.

I own German performance cars... I just bought a G35... I like the G35... thank you...bye now.

 

interesting... maybe i would do that too...

I own German performance cars... I just bought a G35... I like the G35... thank you...bye now.

 

ditto... what al503 said. My local dealership doesn't offer synthetic. It is important to me to have them do all of the oil changes for warranty reasons. After the warranty is up, I'll probably switch to synthetic, but keep the frequent drain intervals.

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good to know some others arent gonna change to synthetic anytime soon. i didnt really want to cause of the stories and possibilities of warranty void, oil consumption. im curious to find out if that is true about synthetics only benefit is the non need to change frequently.

and me...a postwhore?...

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..never.

I own German performance cars... I just bought a G35... I like the G35... thank you...bye now.