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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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Synthetic or regular OIl? hmm which is better....

how to tell the difference?

i heard that sythetic when burned doesnt smell like conventional oil does. is this true?
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:26 AM
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Motor Break-in regular.
After break-in synthetic......slips better.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:33 AM
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If you really want to know, see this thread:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=163845

16 Pages and counting, but there's a lot of good info.
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:34 AM
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Default Re: sythetic or regular...? (Spade)

I have always used 30W Non-detergent oil for the first 400miles when breaking in an engine. Then go to sythetic if you want or a regular oil.


Thanks, J
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 12:10 PM
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Synthetic is the bomb
Been using them for over 13yrs(Mobil 1, Penzoil, and finally AMSOIL)

If your interested in The best Synthetic, I'm a High Performance Dealer for AMSOIL Synthetic products.

my Last oil change was 12/14/01
with AMSOIL 10W-30 HP, still going strong...

email me directly if your interested....
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 12:29 PM
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Angry Joe is right, check that thread.
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