At 12:05 PM 2/18/1998 -0600, you wrote:
>I did an oil change in the Dak this morning and for the first time replaced
>the oil with a synthetic (Castrol Syntec 10W-30) which I plan on using from
>now on. Afterward, I took the truck out for a spin and it seemed like the
>oil pressure was a bit higher than with regular (non-synthetic) oil. It
>has always been my experience that the oil pressure drops slightly as the
>oil get old and worn out, then when you change oil the pressure goes back
>up. I will readily admit that this may well be just a figment of my
>imagination or the product of a faulty memory (I can't remember _exactly_
>where the gauge went to last time I changed oil) but it seems slightly
>higher. Has anyone else noticed this with synthetic oil?
>
>On a related note, I don't know if this applies to the V8, but for those of
>you smart enough to have gotten your Dak with a money saving V6 (damn, I
>swear I can hear about 250 "reply" buttons being pressed) could they have
>put the oil filter in a harder to get to location?
>
>Mike (don't bother, we already know how much better the V8 is) Crumley
>
>--
>Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
>97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
>3.9L V6 3.55 Auto
>DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
>
>
The oil pressure in my Mustang went up after I changed over to synthetic.
I've heard of several other people with different types of vehicles
experience this, so I assume it is pretty normal. It didn't raise mine
enough to cause any damage or anything. I doubt it's a figment of your
imagination.
Andy
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