Does anyone use synthetics?
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On the same note, my Father has an 89 GMC 1500 350/700R4 that has over 325 thousand miles on it, he has used castrol 20/50 since the day it was new, It still starts every cold morning, and every hot afternoon, and all in between. It uses about a half a quart of oil in 5000 miles, (which is when he changes the oil, between 5000 and 6000 miles) and runs as good now as the day it was bought. It has never had a bolt turned on the motor with the exception of plugs, wires, cap, rotor, 1 water pump, and 2 alternators. the transmission has been changed 3 times, (every 100,000) but that is because he tows 24 foot trailers loaded with equipment and hay all over the place, the truck has had a trailer hooked to it 3/4 of it’s life. the rest of the truck is getting pretty worn, but the motor still runs good. so I dont see any reason to go to synthetics
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I used mobile 1 in 87 vette since new – now 175K with no engine problems. > Pick up 5 qt container at Walmart for $18 > >RE/ > >>AMSOIL Synthetic motor oils dramatically…. > >Anybody know how the stuff is marketed? Smells of some sort of > >pyramid/’Tupperware’/'Amway’ scheme to me. > >Pete Cresswell > I see the stuff in a couple of auto parts houses I go to. > …Ron > — > 1988 Formula – 305 Tpi and 5 speed > Just acquired. more info as I tear into her. > 1968 Camaro RS – > Running much nicer now. Thank you Barry Grant > Soon to be terrorizing imports everywhere. > http://www.frontiernet.net/~rscamero/camaro1.html
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>On the same note, my Father has an 89 GMC 1500 350/700R4 that has over 325 >thousand miles on it, he has used castrol 20/50 since the day it was new, It >still starts every cold morning, and every hot afternoon, and all in >between. It uses about a half a quart of oil in 5000 miles, (which is when >he changes the oil, between 5000 and 6000 miles) and runs as good now as the >day it was bought. It has never had a bolt turned on the motor with the >exception of plugs, wires, cap, rotor, 1 water pump, and 2 alternators. the >transmission has been changed 3 times, (every 100,000) but that is because >he tows 24 foot trailers loaded with equipment and hay all over the place, >the truck has had a trailer hooked to it 3/4 of it’s life. the rest of the >truck is getting pretty worn, but the motor still runs good. so I dont see >any reason to go to synthetics
No shit… people make it sound like regular oil is crap compared to synthetics. Hell, I have used regular petroleum based oil in my Dodge since I bought it and it now has 240,000 miles on it. My last diesel Dodge had 378,000 miles on it before it started to lose power. It still ran great, just didn’t have enough power to pull. (blow-by) I’m not understanding the point of all this useless technology that they are using of late… We can get over 350,000 miles out of a vehicle… why do we need more?? Tony Kimmell Normal, IL "Injection is nice, but I’d rather be BLOWN" 90 Dodge 4×4 diesel 90 Buick Skylark 70 Chevy C-20
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I used mobile 1 in 87 vette since new – now 175K with no engine problems. Pick up 5 qt container at Walmart for $18
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->RE/ >>AMSOIL Synthetic motor oils dramatically…. >Anybody know how the stuff is marketed? Smells of some sort of >pyramid/’Tupperware’/'Amway’ scheme to me. >Pete Cresswell > I see the stuff in a couple of auto parts houses I go to. > …Ron > — > 1988 Formula – 305 Tpi and 5 speed > Just acquired. more info as I tear into her. > 1968 Camaro RS – > Running much nicer now. Thank you Barry Grant > Soon to be terrorizing imports everywhere. > http://www.frontiernet.net/~rscamero/camaro1.html
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gawd, 250K miles! have you turned it off yet? you know, self starters have been on trucks for about 50 years now. the old anarchist
I use Mobil 1 15w50 Synthetic in my 98 Ram 1500. I have 250,000 miles of extremely heavy use on the engine. To this date, there has been no engine component failures.
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>RE/ >AMSOIL Synthetic motor oils dramatically…. >Anybody know how the stuff is marketed? Smells of some sort of >pyramid/’Tupperware’/'Amway’ scheme to me. >Pete Cresswell
I see the stuff in a couple of auto parts houses I go to. …Ron — 1988 Formula – 305 Tpi and 5 speed Just acquired. more info as I tear into her. 1968 Camaro RS – Running much nicer now. Thank you Barry Grant Soon to be terrorizing imports everywhere. http://www.frontiernet.net/~rscamero/camaro1.html
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Why yes, yes I do!
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RE/ >AMSOIL Synthetic motor oils dramatically….
Anybody know how the stuff is marketed? Smells of some sort of pyramid/’Tupperware’/'Amway’ scheme to me. Pete Cresswell
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Aw shoot! Fry mah hide! Yo’ haf mah profuse apologies fo’ mah mistakes. Af’er all ah was ejoocayted in th’ United States of South Car’lina jest like enny other smart varmint. Bubba – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Four-wheel drive ingines need the tough proteckshun synthetic moto’ oil an’ > high-tech filters provide. Unbeatable lubricashun > How is it that you caint spel korekly – don’ you no it is speld "tuff", not > tough? (And in my part of the country, if you had to use the word "gulf" it > would be "guff", as in "guff coast". Plus the mental imagery of those who > Praise the Lard! is pretty special too)
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Four-wheel drive ingines need the tough proteckshun synthetic moto’ oil an’ high-tech filters provide. Unbeatable lubricashun How is it that you caint spel korekly – don’ you no it is speld "tuff", not tough? (And in my part of the country, if you had to use the word "gulf" it would be "guff", as in "guff coast". Plus the mental imagery of those who Praise the Lard! is pretty special too)
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Four-wheel drive ingines need the tough proteckshun synthetic moto’ oil an’ high-tech filters provide. Unbeatable lubricashun Extensive periods of heavy throttle applicashun, towin’, even stop an’ go drivin’ make ingines helter-skelter hot. Clean all-temp proteckshun
