The Cleaning Power of Synthetic Oil!!!

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The Cleaning Power of Synthetic Oil!!! - 1/25/2007 5:27:32 PM    YOUGOTIT   Posts: 6 Joined: 1/24/2007 Status: offline My girlfriend bought a 96 'kota sport 4X4 with the 3.9 V6 back in July 06. It ran really noisy, idled rough, had sluggish acceleration and had a sticky lifter that sounded like an old typewriter. I drained the old oil out which resembled mud in its thickness and colour and replaced it with dino juice. Replaced that again with Mobil 1 synthetic in Sep 06 and about two weeks later the oil was black and the sticky lifter tapping sound was gone. Changed that oil again in Dec 06 with Mobil1 synthetic and it is just turning black now but it idles quietly and smoothly now, no sticky lifter,and runs like a champ but the BIG difference is under the valve cover....back in july there were deposits you could chip off with your fingernail.....now they are all gone!!! I use synthetic in all my vehicles but never really saw the cleaning power before....A happy ending for a sad case of neglect. Post #: 1

RE: The Cleaning Power of Synthetic Oil!!! - 1/25/2007 7:06:30 PM    jonnymagnum Posts: 4592 Joined: 9/4/2005 From: ontario, canada Status: offline I only use synthetics too. my 88 used to have a lifter noise too, but after I started putting in the used sythetic outta the 99 dak it went away.  now I just have a timing chain noise. _____________________________ 05 dodge ram daytona RCSB 4x4 hemi #5212 99 dakota 4x4 318 - sold 88 dakota 2wd 3.9 90 dakota 2wd 3.9 rcsb 5speed 93 jeep grand cherokee 4x4 www.dakotaramwire.c (in reply to YOUGOTIT) Post #: 2

RE: The Cleaning Power of Synthetic Oil!!! - 1/27/2007 2:28:49 PM    codydakota   Posts: 309 Joined: 3/7/2006 Status: offline I've been meaning to try synthetic oil, but now that i hear a testimony like this there's no reason for me not to try it. _____________________________ '95 Dodge Dakota 4x4 5.2L club cab - 219kmi - Dual Exhaust, Filtercharger '92 Dodge Dakota 4x4 3.9L club cab - 165kmi - No mods, yet (in reply to jonnymagnum) Post #: 3

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