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#2 of 3 Re: When To Switch To Synthetic ? ? ? [williamyoung] by fscoles Dec 27, 2008 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: williamyoung (Dec 24, 2008 3:44 pm) Our local Chevy dealer service manager told me last month that anytime is alright to switch to a full synthetic, and be sure to keep the receipts with your service logbook, for your vehicle warranty. He also recommended I use the ACDelco PF61 oil filter, to prevent any warranty issues, and it's also OK to switch back to conventional oil at any point. Consider the fact that '04 and newer Vettes owner's manual specified Mobil 1 5W30 synthetic just as soon as one's Chevy dealer says its OK to do their own oil changes, so synthetic should be fine on a newer engine. Some brand new engines may have come with a break-in oil (?), depending on the particular engine, so I would think that the ring seating & so forth should have been accomplished during that period. We bought our '08 Uplander late Oct with 31,000miles, so it already had several oil changes (I hope!) with regular oil or its current synth-blend. As soon as the weather breaks, I will install Mobil 1 synthetic 5W30.
#3 of 3 by williamyoung Dec 27, 2008 (1:26 pm)
Thanks for that information about the oil and also for the filter number . I don't like the idea of going 10,000 km on any kind of oil regardless of what the computer says. . I think I will switch the original oil to synthetic at about 5000 km and see how it goes.   If it doesn't start using oil it will mean that the rings are well seated . If it does use some, I can always switch back to conventional for another change interval. . I like the protection of synthetic.   W.Y.

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