Thread: synthetic oil

  1. #1
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    synthetic oil

    bought a new/old jeep wrangler afew weeks ago..love it..question is...ive always used synthetic oil in all of my vehicles but right from the start...this wrangler has 50k miles on it and i know that they only used conventional oil..would it be too late now to switch to synthetic..?? if so what oil would you recommend...thanks...

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    Re: synthetic oil

    You can change to synthetic, it will be fine.
    Steeler Nation does not have to travel. We're already there.
    Formerly a '97 TJ 4-banger restoration project. My daughter's rig but I bought stuff and tinkered with it.

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    Re: synthetic oil

    I don't see a down side to switching. Though if you are in dust, dirt, or heat a lot, don't depend on synthetic to extend change duration.

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