Originally Posted By: mauric3
Won't it be a peace of mind running synthetic oil even if its for just 5k km intervals? I know most people here would usually want to maximize the life of an oil .. but at least it would keep the engine cleaner?
Well, maybe peace of mind. As for keeping the engine cleaner, that's pretty doubtful given such short intervals. It's unlikely that a modern conventional would be anywhere near on its last legs over the 5,000 km interval. If a manufacturer in Germany required full synthetic oil for 5,000 km intervals these days, people there would throw a fit.
One certainly can, and it's not terribly expensive if one gets the specials like the $19.88 PP. However, there are plenty of people out there in this country buying synthetics at close to $50 a jug only to change it out every 5,000 km.