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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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Default Can you mix conventional and syn oil?

can you mix conventional mobile1 5/30 with sythetic 5/30? Or conventional and synthetic for that fact?
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 12:46 PM
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Default Re: Can you mix conventional and syn oil? (VtecDA9)

mixing the 2 will cause your oil to break down faster. You will be fine going from conventional to synthetic, but not the other way, once you go synthetic it takes alot of work to go back to conventinal
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IO_303 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mixing the 2 will cause your oil to break down faster. You will be fine going from conventional to synthetic, but not the other way, once you go synthetic it takes alot of work to go back to conventinal </TD></TR></TABLE>

If you call draining out the old oil and fillin the motor up w/ new synthetic oil too much work, then sure.

No, switching oils is not hard; just swap them when you change oil.

No, you cannot just add synthetic oil to conventional oil, or vice versa.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by LudeyKrus &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

If you call draining out the old oil and fillin the motor up w/ new synthetic oil too much work, then sure.
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thats fine if you are going to synthetic, but going the other way its not as easy
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 02:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IO_303 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


thats fine if you are going to synthetic, but going the other way its not as easy</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes it is.

Ask me how I know.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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Hey LudeyKrus, how do you know?
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 03:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drdisco69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey LudeyKrus, how do you know? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Because i've done it! Mwuahahahahahahahahahahah! [/sinister laugh]
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