Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Well, reading some other threads on break-in and synthetic conversion got me thinking. Yeah, I am dangerous when I do that (ask Champane flight).
Why not break in this way: With each succeding oil change, add more synthetic oil. For example, change at 3K, and use 2 qt of syn. 6k, step up to a gallon of syn.
Eventually, you would have all synthetic in the case by 25K miles or so.
Here's the reasoning: we are trying to polish the internal engine parts by progressively reducing friction. It's like when you are doing body work. You might start with a 60 grit, then a 150 grit, then maybe a 300... on and on until you are color (wet) sanding. Each is a reduction in friction over the step before it.
It seems to make sense to me, but usually that means I am overlooking something obvious.
On the other hand, guys like amsoilman switched over whole hog as early as 8K, and didn't have any probs at all.
Anyone care to comment on this. Feel free to point out the error of my ways. God knows it's not my first, and certainly won't be the last.
Hohn
Why not break in this way: With each succeding oil change, add more synthetic oil. For example, change at 3K, and use 2 qt of syn. 6k, step up to a gallon of syn.
Eventually, you would have all synthetic in the case by 25K miles or so.
Here's the reasoning: we are trying to polish the internal engine parts by progressively reducing friction. It's like when you are doing body work. You might start with a 60 grit, then a 150 grit, then maybe a 300... on and on until you are color (wet) sanding. Each is a reduction in friction over the step before it.
It seems to make sense to me, but usually that means I am overlooking something obvious.
On the other hand, guys like amsoilman switched over whole hog as early as 8K, and didn't have any probs at all.
Anyone care to comment on this. Feel free to point out the error of my ways. God knows it's not my first, and certainly won't be the last.
Hohn
