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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    TobyU >>>>> Wow. Very good reading. Interesting. I really very much appreciate what you had to say and 'I' didn't even have to "pick" your brain!!!!! I think there will probably be a whole lot more people that will read this and benefit from it. Thank you and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to you and...
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Greg Coleman and TobyU: Thank you. I am pretty confused about things. I know what I have done over the years as far as maintenance. Now ... there are members that advise me to use full detergent this and that and others that say use conventional this and that. Without doubting anyone's...
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Thanks TobyU. Then that should work for me as well since I live in N.E. Indiana.
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Mr Black and WhiteFalcon: Thank you for the kind words. As I mentioned earlier, a knowledgeable mechanic I am not. Every vehicle I have ever owned I changed or had the oil changed every 3,000 miles no matter the manufacturer's requirement. I never fast accelerated unnecessarily and never...
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Thank you very much to all you responders. The way you explain things make it easy to understand. I will use a heavier oil and check to see where I can get a compression check Thanks again to all of you.
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Thank you Sgt. Darkness. Would it be acceptable to go to High Mileage 10w40 instead of 5w20? Would that not be thicker but not too thick? Is there any kind of additive made specifically for softening and rejuvenating the rubber seals? Thank you.
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Thank you for the response stamp 11127. Should I keep using the full synthetic 5w20 or should I go back to a 5w20 conventional oil? Should I switch to a heavier weight oil? They do have 'High mileage' oil in both conventional and full synthetic. Thank you.
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    432,000 miles and uses oil

    Hi. First time user. I have a 2000 Eddie Bauer with a 5.4 Triton. We bought it new. For the first 16 years I used conventional 5w20 oil and changed it every 3,000 miles. Then I read an article that said the engine would perform better if it was run with full synthetic. For the past 3 years...

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