Can I switch between Synthetic and Regular Oil?

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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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Can I switch between Synthetic and Regular Oil?

K, I run synthetic oil right now, but acura owes me a free oil change because they screwed up on a service call.
So my question is will I screw up my engine if I take this free oil change with regular oil and then after 3000 km, diy my oil oil change back to synthetic?
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 02:49 AM
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Not at all. There was a thread regarding synthetics vs. regular in general here. Might not want to use regular oil for more than 2000 miles.

On a side note, if you switch from DOT 3/4 brake fluid to DOT 5, don't switch back. JIC.
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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it's ok to switch.
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 08:58 AM
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From what I heard it's ok to switch from regular to synthetic, but not the other way around, especially if you have been using synthetic for a good while...
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Sushiplease
From what I heard it's ok to switch from regular to synthetic, but not the other way around, especially if you have been using synthetic for a good while...
Not true. You can switch back and forth. Why you would want to??

Ask your dealer to put in syn instead and you just pay the difference.
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Old Dec 21, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Hendrick Acura I dont even think offers regular oil just synthetic.
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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