Time for an oil change
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RE: Time for an oil change
You shouldn't go cheap for a filter, but there are good filters out there. Fram DOUBLE GUARD (not other frams) isn'ta badfilter, others may argrue however if you google negatives on ANY oil filter, you'll find tons of people that had problems with them all.
I feel the oil is where to spend extra money. 5qts of Mobil1 is about $20 (7qts is need for a 4.2l). Bigdreams is correct that synthetic oil has smaller molecules and will "bleed" through aged/weakened seals before a natural oil would. However, if you have aged/weakened seals, any fluid will eventually leak through them. An engine with synthetic will run slightly cool and will keep parts lubricated longer.
To add a story, I had SRT-4 for a while and AutoXed regularly. SRT-4s have a pressed oil gear, meaning it's weakespecially when modified the engine to create more power. In 2003, when the car first came out, this wasn't a known problem. People would race which puts a lot of stress on the engine, see the oil light come on and be baffled to why. It was later determined that the gear would break apart which stops all oil from circuluation. I witnessed4 people who had mobil1 in their engines with no oil circulation, that had no noticable effects. I witnessed two who didn't, one was completely seized on the spot while the other needed a overhual within a few thousand miles.
I feel the oil is where to spend extra money. 5qts of Mobil1 is about $20 (7qts is need for a 4.2l). Bigdreams is correct that synthetic oil has smaller molecules and will "bleed" through aged/weakened seals before a natural oil would. However, if you have aged/weakened seals, any fluid will eventually leak through them. An engine with synthetic will run slightly cool and will keep parts lubricated longer.
To add a story, I had SRT-4 for a while and AutoXed regularly. SRT-4s have a pressed oil gear, meaning it's weakespecially when modified the engine to create more power. In 2003, when the car first came out, this wasn't a known problem. People would race which puts a lot of stress on the engine, see the oil light come on and be baffled to why. It was later determined that the gear would break apart which stops all oil from circuluation. I witnessed4 people who had mobil1 in their engines with no oil circulation, that had no noticable effects. I witnessed two who didn't, one was completely seized on the spot while the other needed a overhual within a few thousand miles.
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RE: Time for an oil change
FRAM? Hate to disagree, but fram is NOT a quality filter. Look up feedback on the filters and you'll see that Fram is the worst of the bunch. They tend to disintegrate inside and send small particles of metal into your engine. metal loose in engine=not good. I would only go K and N, mobil, and worst case scenario, pureone(the more expensive of their two filters)!
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