On my old Dakota ('91 V6...) I would change the oil (Conventional) every
5-6K miles and have had no major engine work on it. Oh yaa.. thats with
235,500 miles on her too!!!..still got 19 miles to the gallon with the A/C
on and a 360 motor in the back! Man I love MOPAR!!!
Dakota
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
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>Subject: DML: Re: synthetic vs. conventional oil
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> > Is the synthetic oil worth the difference vs. conventional oil? I used
> > conventional oil in my last truck (Jeep Comanche - 183K miles) and
>changed
>it
> > every 3k miles and had no major engine work done on it. Is there one
>type
>of
> > synthetic or conventional oil better than the others?
>
>If you change your oil every 3,000 miles, and will continue to do so.....I
>would suggest conventional. I have used Castrol 10W30 in my truck since I
>bought it. It now has 127,000 miles on it and runs great, and I have never
>had to do any type of engine work. If you dont want to change your oil as
>often, and have long drain intervals, sure go for synthetic. For myself
>though, I would just rather change the oil/filter every 3,000 miles and
>save
>money also. I typically can do an oil/filter change for about $7-$8. I do
>use synthetic fluids in my truck's front and rear diffs as well as in the
>tcase.
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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