azn5ucka86

I just went to mobile 1 synthetic oil at 38k, shouldn't be any of a problem right? How much will this improve anything, if it even does so at all?

dustbuster4

I've run Mobil 1 since it came out! I change the oil about every 7000 mile or so, and I've had no problems (in approx 8 different cars).

Quick story:

My brother-in-law and I pulled the engine out of his (then later, mine) 1987 Chevy Camaro to rebuild it. To our surprise, everything was within factory specs; even after 220,000 miles on Mobil 1!!!!!!!!

We just put it back together, and it's still running today (over 250,000 miles)!!!!!!


Just use a quality oil filter, and you should be fine!

clac225

welcome to the mobile 1 crew

I use it cause I only have to change evry 6000 miles rather than 3k yea, Im lazy

mikeonay

when changing to synthetic oil after regular oil after a certain number of miles, don't you have to "bleed" the engine first? like, drain the reg oil, put synthetic in, go for a hundred miles or so, then drain that and put in synthetic again? i was informed you had to do this.

azn5ucka86

that's cool, i only have to change every 6000 miles, yea i'm pretty lazy too, right i think i just got a regular fram oil filter in there, good enough? do i have to "bleed" the engine, or is that just a rumor?

dpvistaz

darn...I just put 10w30 engine oil instead of 5w30!!! what should i do??!! whats the difference between those two ? thanx

dp

clac225

10w30 is heavier, its what I use, when your engine gets older it needs a heavier lubrication

at 65,000 I switched from 5w30, to 10w30

if you have nitrous or turbo, 10w30/40 is recomended cause your engine has to work harder