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Oil, Dino or Synthetic?

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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Oil, Dino or Synthetic?

I just rebuilt a 97 12 valver and I was thinking on running full synthetic, What's the consensus on running Synthetic vs Dino?
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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I'd run dino for 10k miles or so to let it break in. Then you can do synthetic. Remember to change your first oil at 500 miles. I use it in my Honda, keeps things clean and flows faster. I'd use it in the truck too but it gets too expensive with how much oil it takes. However, I am thining about getting a bypass filter system so I can use synthetic and not have to change it out as often. Maybe it'll be worth it then. I'd use Shell Rotella synthetic in the truck.
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