Posted by Craig Selvey on March 05, 1999 at 22:22:28:
In Reply to: Synthetic oil posted by Stefan Thibeault on March 04, 1999 at 21:58:41:
I bought a 1993 Mercury Topaz GS (Maverick/Comet offspring!!)new in 1993. 4 cyl car. I used Valvoline Semi-synthetic since the first oil change, as well as Slick 50 every 50,000 miles. When I sold the car last year, it had 198,000 miles on it and ran like a top, used NO oil!!
I drive alot!!! :(
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: I drive a 1998 Nisan 200sx se-r and I want to switch to synthetic oil. The car presently has 6000 km and I changed the oil at 2000 km, right after the break in period. For my next oil change, I want to go to synthetic, but I dont know what type or if this is the correct time to do it. One guy told me that I should wait for a few thousand more km so the seals could set. Should I wait?
: The type of oil I was told to use is 5w50 but then someone said I should go for 5w30 so it would be easier on the oil pump.
: Currently, i always use 5w30 in winter and 10w30 in summer, so do I have to do the same with synthetic?