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Old 06-03-2009, 04:09 PM
shertex shertex is offline
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Originally Posted by pmckechnie View Post
I will get flamed for this but I have to give my opinion....If I had just bought that car, I would use Mobil 1 oil syn and change the filter, AND the oil at 1000 miles for the first 2 or 3 changes. That should get it cleaned out and ready for a long life.....
Won't the filter catch anything of consequence? It seems like I'd be discarding perfectly good oil. Mind you, I'm perfectly willing to do it if it would be likely to prolong the life of the engine. But I'm just not seeing the rationale.
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