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Old 07-30-2011, 08:53 AM
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Re: running synthetic at high mileage good or bad?

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Originally Posted by Huskymaniac View Post
You have a couple of options. You can use High Mileage synthetic oils from Mobil 1 or Valvoline. They will condition your seals to minimize the leaks. I would start with 10W30 to keep the seapage low while the seal conditioner does its thing and then move to 5W30.
I remember reading a thread on here long ago that stated somewhere in the owners manual to never use 5w30, ever? for whatever reason. I don't have the owners manual to verify.
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