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SportTrac Discussion
Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Mobil 1 Synthetic How Many Miles To Next Change of Oil?
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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Tanner" data-source="post: 567574" data-attributes="member: 58759"><p>I use the synthetic to extend my change intervals, and i go 15k between intervals in all of my cars. In my opinion, (and this is JMHO) using mobil 1 and changing it at 5k is a waste of money and effort (although it can't hurt). at 5k, the additives of regular oil are still intact, and unless you run a turbo or other extreme application, won't protect your engine any better. synthetic is better in the winter, because of it's more stable viscosity, it will flow better at low temps. I work at at a large corp and have done life tests on diesel engines and the effect of synthetic vs dino oil with regards to contaminants and the number of hours, syn vs dino. we determined that we could extend the change interval to 1500 hours, which is a helluva lot of miles in a car. i would suggest researching the topic on the manufacter's websites, and look into some independant SAE reports on the subject. there is a lot of misinfomation and hersay out there on this topic, as well as others (i.e. brakepads). </p><p></p><p>i don't mean to start a heated discussion, just to start people thinking...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>remember, JMHO...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>PS, i got 205000 miles out of a 90 aerostar w/ a 3.0 l using 5w-30 regular oil changed at 7500-10k mile intervals, with mixed driving... had to get rid of it because the body rotted off of it.. still ran like new..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott Tanner, post: 567574, member: 58759"] I use the synthetic to extend my change intervals, and i go 15k between intervals in all of my cars. In my opinion, (and this is JMHO) using mobil 1 and changing it at 5k is a waste of money and effort (although it can't hurt). at 5k, the additives of regular oil are still intact, and unless you run a turbo or other extreme application, won't protect your engine any better. synthetic is better in the winter, because of it's more stable viscosity, it will flow better at low temps. I work at at a large corp and have done life tests on diesel engines and the effect of synthetic vs dino oil with regards to contaminants and the number of hours, syn vs dino. we determined that we could extend the change interval to 1500 hours, which is a helluva lot of miles in a car. i would suggest researching the topic on the manufacter's websites, and look into some independant SAE reports on the subject. there is a lot of misinfomation and hersay out there on this topic, as well as others (i.e. brakepads). i don't mean to start a heated discussion, just to start people thinking... remember, JMHO...;) PS, i got 205000 miles out of a 90 aerostar w/ a 3.0 l using 5w-30 regular oil changed at 7500-10k mile intervals, with mixed driving... had to get rid of it because the body rotted off of it.. still ran like new.. [/QUOTE]
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