Too late to switch to Synthetic?
May 9, 2005 | 03:00 PM
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Too late to switch to Synthetic?
Is 45k too late to switch to synthetic?
May 9, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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nah... I switched to synthetic around that mileage.
May 9, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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na, i switched over the gf's saab at 160,000 with no issues. some people say to run a synth blend for a while to help slowly dissolve any crud (rather than have it dissolve all at once with a full synth), but i didn't know about that when i did the switch and ran into no problems.
May 9, 2005 | 03:17 PM
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never too late
May 9, 2005 | 06:59 PM
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45,000 on a Toyota? Hah, that's brand new.
May 9, 2005 | 09:16 PM
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I made the jump @ 86K and now at 111K with no issues.
I switched everything over, engine oil, tranny oil, axle oil, brake fluid - you name it. Not that you really have to but I figured what the hell, lets do it all. I went with Mobil1 mostly because I could easily get it when I needed it - Amsoil was interesting but I hated the fact I had to meet some guy in a parking lot or in his garage behind his house if I needed more fluid.
I switched everything over, engine oil, tranny oil, axle oil, brake fluid - you name it. Not that you really have to but I figured what the hell, lets do it all. I went with Mobil1 mostly because I could easily get it when I needed it - Amsoil was interesting but I hated the fact I had to meet some guy in a parking lot or in his garage behind his house if I needed more fluid.
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May 10, 2005 | 08:44 AM
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191,000 switched at 180,000 no problems
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