hooptycj
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anybody using syn oils in there tow rigs? If so what kind. Im thinking of changing my gear boxes over to syn, was wondering if it is worth the extra$$
Tacoma said:I am switching everything I own to synthetic on a rolling basis (as things get resealed LOL ). It just plain sticks to metal better, and that's GOT to help at startup.
My seals are not leaking, I switched this truck at 150k, and have put about 5k on it so far, mostly hauling a 3k lb load, so if it's gonna happen, I'm sure it would have by now. I am not sure how much of an urban legend the whole seal issue is anyway.
triple 4 said:..moblie is just getting into it.
78mitsu said:I run Valvoline full synthetic in both the engines in my 05GP and my 02K1500, I changed the truck at 24000 miles and noticed a 2-2.5 MPG increase in fuel economy, and the engine seemed a little peppier, in the car I got almost a 5 mpg increase, I changed it at about 26000 miles. With engines if it has more then 70,000 miles on it Don't switch to synthetic, every seal in the motor will start pushing oil. as far as the gearboxes go. Redline if you need synthetic gear lube.
mbryson said:Good stuff, eh?
Wouldn't the OEM's ALL pick up on that and recommend/require it to meet CAFE requirements? That's a he!! of an increase for them to ignore. "GM recommends that you break in your engine with 'normal' oil and switch over to synthetic at xx,xxx miles........."
They kill to get that kind of an increase. That's over 10% on your truck (probably more) and similar on your car.
I pretty much agree. I have full synthetic in my PSD and I can't tell any difference. The only reason I run it is for the longer oil change intervals, since I only put about 8K a year on it, I change it once a year.bobdog said:I think it is worth it in the gear boxes and diffs. I run it in my engines but I am not sure it is worth the cost.
linseedhooptycj said:what kind of oil do you run hickey?