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Want to go Mobil synthetic - will it leak ??? 700 1992

posted by  invar on  Tue Jun 10 01:58 CST 2003
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Well, to be honest, what I did was this for my own change:

Drain dino, switch to synthetic, replace filter.
Wait 1500 miles.
Drain synthetic, refill synthetic, replace filter.
Wait 3000 miles.
Drain synthetic, refill synthetic, replace filter.
Wait 6000 miles.
Replace filter
Wait 3000 miles.
Drain synthetic, refill synthetic, replace filter.
Wait 3000 miles.
Replace filter
Wait 3000 miles.
Drain synthetic, refill synthetic, replace filter.
Wait 3000 miles.
etc.etc.

So I'm done with my step-conversion type procedure. I change the oil every 6, the filter every 3.

The reason I did that is because synthetic's cleaning properties make the first change 'dirtier' and thus why only 1500 miles. By the third change, things should be cleaned out decently enough, so I extend the interval to 6000 miles, but still replace the filter every 3.
--
Kenric Tam
1990 Volvo 740 base sedan (B230F)
My Volvo 'Project'






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