should i switch to synthetic?

I know this has been gone over many many times but i'm coming up on six thousand miles and the last time my oil was changed was at 3000 when i bought it, I'm considering switching to a full synthetic like mobil 1.

Good idea? too soon?

 

Yes!!!!

 

gracias

 

Yep change

 

what are the PRO's to switching over?

 

i thought it was for vehicles with high mileage,but then again what do i know

 

Sure. I use it in all my vehicles.

 

just picked up 6 quarts of amsoil full synthetic and an amsoil oil filter

now the only thing holdin me back is the gasket for the drain plug, i wasn't able to get to the dealership before they closed

how important is it that i change it?

can i pick one up at autozone? what size is it?

 

Gasket is just a washer, I've been reusing the stock one for about 8 oil changes or so...

 

Yea, you already picked it up but change it

I run castrol GTX Syntec (and have in all my rides).

Like anestech said... you can reuse it. If it doesn't leak, it doesn't leak.

 

synthetic makes my engine happy.

 

Amsoil is the best! 25K mile warranty until the next change or 1 year's of use. Can't beat that.

 

I will recommended

 

The engine on my Neon is still very healthy at 165,000 miles. I tended to drive it pretty hard, but I ran Mobil 1 and had oil analyses run every once in a while to see how well it held up over time. Even at over 8,000 miles the Mobil 1 was testing perfectly fine on all indicators (viscosity, add. package, contamination, wear particles).

If you tend to keep your vehicles a long time, or if you care about longevity for any reason, then Mobil 1 is great insurance. If you trade off your vehicles in much less than 8-10 years, you might not personally see much of a benefit.

 

I say yes. I did it at 3,000 and now change it everytime the service light comes on at about 4,000 miles. When I change it it looks clean and thats with 98% city driving. I haven't changed my drain plug gasket yet, it hasn't given me a problem. I run Mobil 1 and a Mobil 1 oil filter.

 

I got 60k on the odometer- been running the non-synthetic. Do you guys think its worth it for me to start running synthetic now? If so does it need to be flushed first or anything?

 

Sure!

I just did a normal oil change and put the synthetic in there, and the more changes that you put syn. in there, the more the dyno gets mixed in with it, diluting the dnyo to the point where it's amost 100% syn.