Switching to synthetic after 80k
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crx 200k miles and no leaks is good to hear. Crazy..
Now is that engine flush from Amsoil just a marketing scheme? That is what i have heard from here. It says to put the bottle in which is 10% capacity and run the engine for 15-20 mins. Is that safe to do?
Now is that engine flush from Amsoil just a marketing scheme? That is what i have heard from here. It says to put the bottle in which is 10% capacity and run the engine for 15-20 mins. Is that safe to do?
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You have no oil leaks or burn so I think I'd stay with dino. The old saying "don't fix anything thst isn't broken" applys here. I drove my last Corvette for 16 years and never used a synthetic. The car leaked or burned about a quart of oil every 1,000 miles since new and the same amount when I finally got rid of it. All oil is even better now days than it was in the '80s and in your case , no reason to change IMO. Be diligent with changes as the previous owner obviously was and expect many thousands more miles trouble free.
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it is supposed to remove deposits. amsoil and motul have an engine flush. not sure if available thru other brands
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aef.aspx
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/motuloil.html
http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/aef.aspx
http://www.pdm-racing.com/products/motuloil.html
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I've used Amsoil since 1996 and have never been a fan of the engine flush idea.
I think it's a carry-over from a day gone past - a product that was needed in the 70's and 80's (perhaps the early 90's) due to the deposits left by earlier conventional oils - but it's not really needed any longer due to the improvements in oil detergent packages.
I personally wouldn't use any of the engine flush products - you don't get all the solvent out with the oil change. Just do a quick change (shortened oil change interval for the first change).
I think it's a carry-over from a day gone past - a product that was needed in the 70's and 80's (perhaps the early 90's) due to the deposits left by earlier conventional oils - but it's not really needed any longer due to the improvements in oil detergent packages.
I personally wouldn't use any of the engine flush products - you don't get all the solvent out with the oil change. Just do a quick change (shortened oil change interval for the first change).
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