Motor Oil?
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Motor Oil?
What type of motor oil should I use in my '92 SSEi that has just over 191,000kms on it? I have heard different opinions, but more or less just confusing?? Synthetic, Semi-Synthetic or Regular - but 'higher mileage' or 'max life' kind of stuff? Also, 'can' you switch back from synthetic to regular if you find you don't like it, or vice versa?
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still not clear?
Thanks for the link to the article, definitely alot of good info. Unfortunately, I am still not clear on whether it'* better to use synthetic, semi, or non-syn motor oil? :? Nobody in the article really said one way or another, except for one - they mainly talked about oil change intervals. Not trying to be ignorant, just want to start off doing things right!
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Re: still not clear?
Originally Posted by Joey_Malone
Thanks for the link to the article, definitely alot of good info. Unfortunately, I am still not clear on whether it'* better to use synthetic, semi, or non-syn motor oil? :? Nobody in the article really said one way or another, except for one - they mainly talked about oil change intervals. Not trying to be ignorant, just want to start off doing things right!
Synthetics allow you to go longer between oil changes and if I would go to synthtic then it would be synthetic all the way not blends or semi..just my .02
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Re: Motor Oil?
Originally Posted by Joey_Malone
What type of motor oil should I use in my '92 SSEi that has just over 191,000kms on it? I have heard different opinions, but more or less just confusing?? Synthetic, Semi-Synthetic or Regular - but 'higher mileage' or 'max life' kind of stuff? Also, 'can' you switch back from synthetic to regular if you find you don't like it, or vice versa?
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If you've been using just normal oil stick with that or else a synthetic blend. Stay away from a full synthetic, I've heard they can cause problems with seals on higher mileage cars that have never used synthetics before.
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Originally Posted by Roadrash187
What would be considered a higher milelage car?
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I've heard the same thing about fullsyn being bad for seals as well. Something about the oil running thinner than normal oil or something like that. I won't say I understand what that'* all about but I've used a blend in my cars to be on the safe side and it'* worked out well.