rupie Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) Questions for you synthetic oil fans:Are there any issues when switching from a conventional oil to a synthetic? Once you switch to synthetic is it bad to go back? What is the approx price difference for an oil change (I don't change my own oil)? My car is an 07 Infiniti G35 Sport with about 15k - if that matters. When I switched to amsoil in my car with 150k the guy said I might see increased oil usage because it cleans the carbon off of the engine block and if your rings are worn, it can cause increase burning. Mine did not it ran cooler no oil usage I run Amsoil fully synthetic 0w30, with an amsoil filter you can go up to 35 thousand miles or 1 year under normal conditions, this is the best oil on the market. http://www.amsoil.com/testimonials/index.aspx Edited June 9, 2009 by rupie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Question asked out of complete ignorance: Do those engine clean out treatments offered at quick change outfits work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) hiccupped at exactly when I hit enter... Edited June 10, 2009 by kevin c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-10_shooter Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 I dont think they work. If you really want to clean out the crank case, add a quart of auto trans fluid in place of a quart of oil at an oil change. Run it for a couple days and change the oil. ATF has lots of detergents and stuff to keep an auto trans clean and sluge free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Marvel Mystery oil will also do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Marvel Mystery oil will also do the same. I probably need to do that for my Tacoma (239,000+). How long should I run it before I come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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