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darkprince45
10/13/18 6:29:14 PM
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AlephZero
10/13/18 6:31:01 PM
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yes
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YUHH
10/13/18 6:31:13 PM
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oil? who said something about oil bitch you cookin
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darkprince45
10/13/18 6:37:56 PM
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YUHH posted...
oil? who said something about oil bitch you cookin

Ye
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_BlueMonk
10/13/18 6:38:27 PM
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AlephZero posted...
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frozenshock
10/13/18 6:40:26 PM
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If you don't want your car to blow up, sure
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dodgefan91
10/13/18 6:44:44 PM
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On a newer car that isnt burning or leaking oil, yes.

On an old hoopty that is burning oil, no. Even though there are advantages to synthetic oil, if the engine is seeing lots of carbon deposits from not running well, youd be better of just running normal oil and changing it more often. Because even though synthetic will last longer without breaking down, it will still get dirty.

Theres also a mild bit of truth to the idea that you shouldnt switch to synthetic in a car that has been running cheap dinosaurs oil for years. The idea behind it being that the detergents and cleaning agents in synthetic oil will break lose carbon deposits left behind by the cheap oil and its not good to send that stuff through your engine.

All that being said, Ive owned multiple cars that made it to 300,000 miles with cheap Walmart oil, basic fram oil filters, and oil changes every 3k miles. I dont run synthetic in anything unless i bought it brand new and I know its had synthetic its whole life.
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darkprince45
10/13/18 10:11:18 PM
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frozenshock posted...
If you don't want your car to blow up, sure

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Frolex
10/13/18 10:13:39 PM
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is abusing your dog worth it?
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Malcrasternus
10/13/18 10:14:45 PM
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For most cars yes, it lasts longer and holds up to heat and pressure better.

But also note on older cars(90's and older) the seals weren't designed with it in mind.
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