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AKADriver · 05-10-2003, 07:25 PM

yeah, synth still burns blue.

I'd say synth is mandatory for a high-performance turbo car. If you're cranking up the boost and heating up that turbo you need oil that can take it.

For N/A... I run dino oil or synth blend in my 240SX, because that's what it's always had.

Oil consumption in an old engine switched to synth isn't the fault of the synth, it's the fault of normal wear that junk in the dino oil has been plugging up. Funny thing too... when I put dino oil in my VR6 after the previous owner had used only synth, it started consuming oil. Back to synth and no problems...

05-10-2003, 07:25 PM	#5
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,518 Trader Rating: (1)	yeah, synth still burns blue. I'd say synth is mandatory for a high-performance turbo car. If you're cranking up the boost and heating up that turbo you need oil that can take it. For N/A... I run dino oil or synth blend in my 240SX, because that's what it's always had. Oil consumption in an old engine switched to synth isn't the fault of the synth, it's the fault of normal wear that junk in the dino oil has been plugging up. Funny thing too... when I put dino oil in my VR6 after the previous owner had used only synth, it started consuming oil. Back to synth and no problems...