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Old 07-07-2010, 06:23 PM
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Thinking About Switching to Synthetic Oil

Hello Everyone.

I am thinking of switching to a full synthetic oil (Mobil 1). My TL currently has 56K km and has been run on regular oil since new. Any thoughts or opinions?

Thanks in advance.
Old 07-07-2010, 06:31 PM
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You'll be fine in doing it, no problem.

But, IMHO, you're spending more money than you need to if you regularly change your oil on schedule.

Also, Mobil 1 isn't a fully synthetic oil. There are several threads on here that discuss "synthetic" oil.

Just search for them, and you'll find them.
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Do it, youll never look back.

And choose a FULLY synthetic like princelybug said:

Royal Purple
Redline
Amsoil

And use a good filter, RP or Amsoil.

Keep following the MID and youre good to go.
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Feel free to. But I don't specifically endorse it for cars that are not boosted (ie, have a higher temperature running condition). The most important thing is to change the oil regularly...not so much if it is synthetic or not.
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