can i run non-synthetic ?

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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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i have a mini me swap ( 95 civic si head ) on a b15b2 block and id like to know if i cud possibly run non synthetic in my car? Its spittin oil out the tail pipe and when i had my integra i had to run non-synthetic in it to get it to stop spittin oil. But since my motor is a vtec motor i didnt know if i cud run it without messin up the motor. THANKS
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 05:06 PM
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You can run non-synthetic no prob. Synthetic is better but, when you run synthetic with an older motor you can cause leaks because the oil is finer/thinner.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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do u think that cud maybe stop the oil that is being spit out of the tail pipe? cuz it did on my acura... maybe itll stop that. if its not that what do u think it cud be
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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Is there really oil coming out your tailpipe? This sounds like a serious issue. I've heard of burning oil, but never spitting.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 05:36 AM
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That could be the prob., but that oil out of the tail pipe sounds bad.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 05:42 AM
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Will be fine w/o just change it sooner that w/ synthetic...
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 05:48 AM
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oil actually spitting out sounds bad. Probably check that out b4 you waste 4 good quarts of oil
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 05:51 AM
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I doubt its actually spitting oil, probably just black watery carbon sh*t?
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