Oil Question

Is it a good or bad idea to switch to synthetic? would it improve or hurt anything? or should I let sleeping dogs lie and keep with the regular oil? Not having any problems 'sides leaking oil pan gasket (which I'm fixing soon)..couldn't afford to leak synthetic...

Synthetic our known to cause gasket leaks but also stay cooler under the same stress. I would say it has more advantage's then disadvantage's but if you have any small leaks fix them before you switch to synthetic and have big leaks.

Thanks. So synthetic has more detergents? is that why they 'dissolve' gaskets quicker?? Or is that speculation?

Well I recently switched to Sythetic Oil.

I bought that 13$ K&N Oil Filter and Mobil 1 Synthetic Motor Oil. And i have noticed that I have (a small but good) acceleration increase. Also some better Gas mileage (always a good thing). And runs better than before.

Of coarse that is my opinion towards this type of oil but...SYNTHETIC CHANGED MY LIFE!!! (CAR)

and synthetic oil will decrease engine wear. (For those that didnt know that)

Yeah I know about the engine wear and the longer time between changes, but I hadn't heard about the oil leaks, boy am I glad I asked...what with a leak right now I would have been pissed!

lol...i would be also, and actually just learned about that oil leak situation. Dang im learnin alot in here.

Thats what I'm here for people. You know I was once referred to as a mountain of knowledge(but it was sarcasm, Bastards!!!)

nothing wrong with a man and brains...long as you can beat it out of 'em...

I'm also a man that like getting beat by pretty woman, Rarrrr (yes I'm the official Firebird forum sicko)

lol...FREAK!!!!


j/k

freaks are a good thing

Ohhhhh!

synthetics are great. good oil is a great hp increaser that almost everyone forgets about

if your car breaks, u can vent your anger on me, insanity :P

Thanks Savage, I'll keep that in mind, lol