i just bought a 95 dakota excellent condition with only 66,000 miles on it. i was wondering if i could start using mobil 1 synthetic oil without any problems..


thank you

Yea you could do it without any problems, but to me it is just not worth it to put synthetic in it unless your constantly raping on it.

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i am going to run synthetic in my new engine, and i do plan on raping it, but we have been learning about oils at school and synthetic takes much more of a beating than conventional, so you can get your longer oil change interval too!

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Yes, it would probably be a good idea to add Marvel Mystery Oil to the first oil change or use Seafoam to clean out the insides with it. Make the first change between 1,500-2,500 miles so that it gets all the crap out. After that you should be ok to run for 3,000-7,000 miles per oil change.

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i switched at 90k and no problems so far with 104k now id say go for it

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if you go with mobil 1 you might as well use dino oil go with amsoil. there website has all the info as for what weight to use

curious as to why you say that because everything i've read has mobil 1 as one of the better synthetics with amsoil being one of the best but not ahead by an extreme amount. any sources?

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I run synthetic because I drive 60 miles per day round trip to work. The synthetic does not sludge or molecularly break down with at least twice the milage so it's less oil changes.

all from personal experience. when iworked at an auto prts store i had the opportnity to use anything i wnted then i tried amsoil and nothing else for me

don't forget about the studies showing 2-3% increase in HP and fuel economy...