98 Ram 4x4 Shocks and Tires

From : coasty

Q: on mon 1 oct 2007 073203 -0500 abby.normal back.off@nospam.net wrote very true. i am trying this one out for size. this is the first time for me an synthetics but i also went with someone elses experience with this product. a couple of long time friends have been using this stuff for some time and swear by it. i figure the hassle alone of changing the oil and filter is worth the extra money up front. it generally costs me around $20 for each change and at 3500 miles each that comes to about 7 oil/filter changes at $20 ea equals $140 plus the hassles. $50 for one oil change during the same amount of time with the hassle of just one just simple sense. it may not work but im going to try it. at even 2 of the synthetic oil changes during the same miles is worth it. syn oil has merit and i have been using walmart branded syn in a test vehicle for last 6 years and mobile one in another for 17 years now and it has been okay but i still change oil every 5k tops because syn oil may be more stable but is does still get dirty and losses it abilty to clean engine and suspend contaminats too with time and only changing fixes that because filters do not remove it. i also run a few vehicle with regualr dino oil and 3k changes or less and i have seen nothing so far to suggest the syn oil is a must have for long life. regular oil changes are a must have though. ----------------- thesnoman.com .