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Old 06-12-2023, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Kathyo View Post
I drove a chrysler 150,000 miles and my husband never changed the oil after the original run in, just the filter every 10,000 miles or so. It's still running. And as an aside, what exactly is the benefit of synthetic oil if you can't drive further without changing it. You might get an incremental improvement in your gas mileage, but I doubt it, certainly not enough to justify paying almost 50% more for synthetic oil over regular oil prices
Only changed the filter and not the oil? Seems odd, as the filter holds about a quart of dirty oil. Did he add a quart of new oil when he changed the filter?