I bought a 1995 Chevy Truck that has 56,000 miles on it. The odometer is 6 digits so it’s not as if it has rolled over.
The truck has had 2 owners, the person I bought it from owned it for the last 22 years. He only used Conventional oil in it.
Has anyone had any success with changing an older vehicle over to Full Synthetic and not had it leak oil terribly after making the change?
When I was a teenager I had a Ford Escort and accidentally put synthetic in it not realizing the small detail on the oil bottle and it started leaking like a sieve and I had to replace a seal on the front of it. This truck leaks very very little currently but I’ve heard Synthetic will clean out an old car’s buildup and possibly cause leaks?
The manual says use 5W-30 due to living in a colder climate (WI). The truck will probably put on no more than 3,000 miles per year so it sits a lot and I'd like to extend the oil change intervals out as long as possible.
Thanks,
Fordguy88
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The truck has had 2 owners, the person I bought it from owned it for the last 22 years. He only used Conventional oil in it.
Has anyone had any success with changing an older vehicle over to Full Synthetic and not had it leak oil terribly after making the change?
When I was a teenager I had a Ford Escort and accidentally put synthetic in it not realizing the small detail on the oil bottle and it started leaking like a sieve and I had to replace a seal on the front of it. This truck leaks very very little currently but I’ve heard Synthetic will clean out an old car’s buildup and possibly cause leaks?
The manual says use 5W-30 due to living in a colder climate (WI). The truck will probably put on no more than 3,000 miles per year so it sits a lot and I'd like to extend the oil change intervals out as long as possible.
Thanks,
Fordguy88
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