will pistons rings seat with full synthetic motor oil

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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 01:08 PM
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will pistons rings seat with full synthetic motor oil

i put new pistons in with new rings and all i had was castrol syntec 20w-50
the car is smoking some should i just drive it to see if it stop or do i need to get new oil
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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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new oil. there are special procedures for breaking in on synthetic.
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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 03:15 PM
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You need the dino-fossil(non-synth) oil for breaking an engine in.
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Old Sep 17, 2002 | 08:11 PM
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you need to break in your new rings with non syn oil
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