Engine Oil

[Chris Williams]

Originally Posted by KEVIN T

What are the advantages, disadvantages, If any, of switching over to synthetic engine oil. I'm currently using "regular" 20/50. I hear that besides the price synthetic tends to leak more.

Thanks,
Kevin Tiedemann
S/ST145T

We change it so often, I can't justify the price of the synthetic. And the real advantage of synthetic (as I understand it) is in wear lifetime. We change after every 25 passes... Life's not much of an issue.