Hi Ron, I changed over to Mobil after about 1100 miles. Perhaps I
changed too soon? My mechanic old me to change the oil at 1000 miles so
I did. I am using a NAPA Gold Filter which I understand is a good
filter. I have been noticing that my valve train/lifters are noisier
than when the engine was first installed. I hope I wasn't too hard on
the engine too soon after the rebuild. I'll admit teh engine
consistantly gets up about 3100 RPM's - I am not light on the gas. Plus
I was plowing snow with the truck about a month after the rebuilt was
installed.
"Granpa" Silver89
SilverEightynine@earthlink.net
(I'm in the process of changing over from AOL to earthlink - DSL rocks!)
scsilverdak wrote:
>I've heard that switching from conventional oil to synthetic oil after a
>certain amount of mileage can cause problems with oil consumption and oil
>pressure levels, I run MOBIL-1 10w30 year round with no problems and my oil
>pressure is always good, it'll vary from the mid point on the gauge to just
>shy of the mark towards the high side depending on RPM. I switched to it
>after the initial break-in period at approximately 3,000-3,500 miles and
>have had no problems at all. How many miles were on the engine when you
>changed to synthetic?
>
>On a side note what oil filter are you using? I've run into some brands that
>effect oil pressure due to design problems. All I use are the MOBIL-1
>filters, they have higher burst pressures, better media for enhanced
>filtration. They'll handle upwards of 500 psi without failure
>and if you hold one compared to other brands there is a
>weight difference over say a FRAM, BOSCH,STP, or
>MOPAR replacement filters. I split one open once after
>using it and it traps a heck of a lot more dirt, and debris
>than any filter I've used.
>
>just my .02 cents worth!
>
>Ron-
>2001 Dakota Sport 3.9 supercharged br silver
>e-mail: scsilverdak@hotmail.com
>website: www.scsilverdak.com
>
>
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