High Mileage Oil Question

[12glocks]

Our 02 Subaru Forestor is nearing 70k miles. Our goal is to keep the car for over 200K miles. While I have run synthetic and conventional in it, I would like to lean toward synthetic.

I started wondering if there would be of benefit to a high mileage oil in this application. I was actually thinking about mixing it half and half with synthetic or just throwing in a quart of the highmileage stuff. Truthfully, I don't know anything about the additives. Well, I do know one thing, they charge more for it.

Now this made me wonder if it might not be a bad idea to throw a quart of high mileage oil in my truck, even though it is young in it's lifespan.

After all, would the seals benefit from this "cocktail?" Would it keep the engine cleaner. Or could it be harmful?

Digressing a bit here: I guess this is what Bitog does. My garage is starting to look the the oil section of an auto parts store and now I want to run a custom cocktail.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[jmac]

Just get some Maxlife syn and have both ! You can add to your selection at the same time. ++

 

[KBFXDLI]

70k isn't high miles. I would keep going with what you are using and not deviate unless you get an issue like oil consumption etc. If it aint broke don't fix it. You aren't going to turn back the clock on that engine now with any oil. My wifes lexus has 95k and consumes no oil so why disturb what works?

 

[Triple_Se7en]

Do you really own 12 Glocks?

 

[Ramblin Fever]

Personally unless your car is starting to use oil or has some mild probable leaks, I'd stick with what you're using for now.

I currently have 166k on one engine that I just started using HM Maxlife oil in, but only because I heard many good things about that oil, and the regular Havoline oil that I used for years was becoming hard to find at the time.

70k is hardly high mileage, at least in my opinion.

 

[12glocks]

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Do you really own 12 Glocks?

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Presently 12 in the inventory (17, 17, 17, 19, 19, 22, 23, 24 26, 26, 34, 35). I suspect I could change my handle to something like 14 or 15 Glocks soon, but I won't.

 

[Greggy_D]

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Do you really own 12 Glocks?

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Presently 12 in the inventory (17, 17, 17, 19, 19, 22, 23, 24 26, 26, 34, 35). I suspect I could change my handle to something like 14 or 15 Glocks soon, but I won't.

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Sorry to take this even further off course......but which is your favorite? I'd have to say I'm partial to the 23.

 

[12glocks]

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Sorry to take this even further off course......but which is your favorite? I'd have to say I'm partial to the 23.

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No problems here, one of my favorite subjects. My favorite is the 17, hands down. That is one reason I have 3. One on the nightstand, one slicked up for IDPA competition, and one stock for carry.

I think if you polled Glock Armorers (the ones who work for Glock inc not just trained armorers)like I have they would tell you the 17 is the best of the bunch. I have been told they hit the mark spring wise etc on this one. I do trust the 40's but one needs to be more juditious about keeping fresh springs in it. For example, the slide speed is higher and if the mag spring gets a little tired, it can fail to lift the bullet up fast enough to be stripped by the slide causing a jam. That is one reason I keep my guns loaded one round down. Wolff extra power springs are a good thing as well (these being one of the 2 after market parts I use besides sights).

The 9mm with run well with tired springs. Note that all the endurance/torture tests you see are on the 17.

Just as a side note the Glock 17 was not named the 17 because of it's capacity, it was Gaston Glocks 17th patent.

Feel free to PM is you ever have any questions about the Glock.