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Change to synthetic at 100K? 200 1992

posted by  daveshan on  Fri Jul 4 09:34 CST 2003
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Hi again Pancho,
I switched my '85 turbo over at 185K to Mobil 1 and the few leaks actually lessened, the '88 was switched over somewhere around 155K and no problems. These cars will live forever with dino oil, the only reason to switch a non turbo car over is the slightly extended change interval with synthetic and better cold starts for those up in the northern zones. I do notice the synth' seems to stay cleaner looking longer, it's only $24 per 6 pack at Costco and mann filters are only $3.90 up at Interauto in the Kearny Mesa area not too far from where you are, so for DIY it's worth changing.

Turbos gain a lot with synthetic's reduced coking properties so I plan on switching the 245 over as soon as I get it up to par, it's right at 190K.
Cheers
Dave Shannon
Spring Valley, California (San Diego area)
'84-245 200K+
'84-245T 190K+
'85-244Ti 200K+
'88-240 180K+
'01 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 10K
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