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Old 02-11-2006, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by cbdo
You've already done two changes in short order. I'd change oil about monthly with a filter change at the second or third time.

I like my Topsider and have had no problems; it holds enough to handle the 560 in one go, and some others only hold maybe 5 quarts or so. I'm assuming yours has enough capacity to do the job without stopping?
If after the next change the oil looks clean, I'll probably extend the interval to that which is recommended for synthetics.

Also, is there a break-in period when switching from dino to synthetic?

The Oil Boy only holds 5 quarts, so I do need to stop. Other than that, it works great.
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