Change To Synthetic Motor Oil Or Not

[duffyatkinson]

Originally Posted by GORILLA

hi quick info. if you bought a used tundra, and you can get the info as to what oil was used. use that.
if your vehicle used reg. oil for 30,000 miles continue to use reg. oil. if it used syn. oil continue to use that.
never go back & forth.
or change after alot of miles.
i got this info from several different performence shop's.
how good is this info, i'm not to sure. but i only use reg. oil, but i change it every 2000 to 2500miles.

oil gets dirty from the dirt in the air passing through & into the engine.
so the cleaner the oil the less dirt in your oil.

so continue to use what ever they used before.
unless it's brand new. than use what you want, but do not change.
gorilla

Hey Gorilla~

I think I'm gonna have to disagree with your conclusion here. Other than the potential for a light seepage by switching away from dino to syn (if the leak was already there, btw...), then there is nothing wrong with using synthetic, switching back and forth, mixing dino and synthetic (at the same v-rating of course...), etc. As long as the engine has sufficient volume of proper viscosity lubrication, all is fine.

Duff

[GORILLA]

everyone has there own opinion.
i'll stick with the way i do my oil changes.
i'll stick with the pro's opinion's every time.
gorilla

[bill3508]

Originally Posted by GORILLA

everyone has there own opinion.
i'll stick with the way i do my oil changes.
i'll stick with the pro's opinion's every time.
gorilla

Please state the name of said "pro's" so the people here know who not to take their vehicles to for service. That old tale of not switching to synthetic oil/using the same oil has been around for ages and it started when synthetic came out. It holds no merit, other than watching for leaks with Syn. No real pro told you that either.

[Greenie]

Some folks won't walk under a ladder and will go the opposite direction when confronted by a black cat too!

[bill3508]

Originally Posted by Greenie

Some folks won't walk under a ladder and will go the opposite direction when confronted by a black cat too!

Your sig holds the truth.

[hybridtoys]

Well either way you go pick one and stick with it,its hard on motors to switch around, think of oil as tiny little balls to fill the gaps between the "race" -the out side of the bearing- and the actual "bearing". But be aware full synthetic is notorious for causing leaks.....
Well not really "causing" but being so slippery it sneaks threw the cracks...
Personally im not a fan in engines,to many spots to leak, and to spendy for a daily driver. Just trannys and diffs for me....

[BobbyB]

I've used Royal Purple in my truck and my truck seems to like it better than anything else.

[Puffnstuff]

Well all sae rated oils should have the proper additives to condition the seals so you should be able to swap if you so desire.