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Old 06-10-2008, 01:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
getnpsi
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Red Egg - '95 Ford Aspire
90 day: 38.51 mpg (US)

Dodge SRT-4 - '04 Dodge Neon SRT-4 2.4L Turbo
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If you have been changing your oil like you should I'd go right to synthetic and not look back. Be honest, have you been a good boy? If not I'd use the high mileage blend that valvoline makes in a 5-30. If no leaks after a few thousand miles you could get away with a synthetic or a 5w-20 motorcraft blend. Like the above poster said you should get a reliable oil pressure gauge and at least go to the 5-30 of the same oil you have been using and see what the gauge tells you. To make this even more complicated, some 10w-30s end up being "thinner" after use than a 5w-30.
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