what oil for a high mile motor.
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what oil for a high mile motor.
Non fiero related but, My 98 mustang is do for an oil change, and I want to know if I should run synthetic or just a quality conventional oil like castrol gtx, the reason im asking is because the car has higher milege, and ive heard that high mile motors like to leak when run with synthetic.
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It's a mustang; run it with the oil that it deserves: Used fiero oil run through a coffee filter. :thumbleft:
Use the recommended specs, don't waste your money switching to synthetic, now. Synthetic is best saved for heavy duty, hard-use motors that generate shitloads of heat.
It probably won't hurt to run syth, but you won't really see any tangible benefit.
Use the recommended specs, don't waste your money switching to synthetic, now. Synthetic is best saved for heavy duty, hard-use motors that generate shitloads of heat.
It probably won't hurt to run syth, but you won't really see any tangible benefit.
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^^^ But only if oil pressure is starting to dip.
My parent's minivan has 280k on the clock and has higher oil pressure than the other van which is sitting at 180 (but has been abused... badly).
It's a preventative maintenance thing, and really, unless the motor's already knocking, it's not going to change a lot *shrug*
If it IS knocking, pour in some roofing tar unti the noise stops, and then sell it :salute:
My parent's minivan has 280k on the clock and has higher oil pressure than the other van which is sitting at 180 (but has been abused... badly).
It's a preventative maintenance thing, and really, unless the motor's already knocking, it's not going to change a lot *shrug*
If it IS knocking, pour in some roofing tar unti the noise stops, and then sell it :salute:
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I decided to run mobil 1 5w-30, the car has 131k on it, most of which are highway, the oil pressure is just a tad high, which makes me think that they were running a heavier weight oil, I don't want to continue running that, because its fucking cold here, and I don't want to strain the oil pump or risk dry starts.
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Heavier oil will hang out in the bearings longer, reducing dry starts... but the fucker will crank Sllooooooowwww.
That said, how are you defining "cold?"
That said, how are you defining "cold?"
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