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Old 08-21-2007, 03:13 PM
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Natural VS Synthetic

Do i need to mix synthetic in with regular oil in two changes before i switch to full synthetic? Heard this in a car show on TV.
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Re: Natural VS Synthetic

I just used a synthetic blend for like 2 oil changes.
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Re: Natural VS Synthetic

Do i have to, or can switch to synthetic cold turkey without any serious problems?
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Re: Natural VS Synthetic

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Do i have to, or can switch to synthetic cold turkey without any serious problems?
If it's a high mileage car, I would do the blend just to allow the engine time to adjust.

If it's a lower mileage car you can switch cold turkey.
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Re: Natural VS Synthetic

77,777mi on it. Lucky number huh, lol.
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