Oil Additives - Jake?

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Originally Posted by JFP in PA

the Syntec is fine, the 10W-30 weight is a bit thin..........

oh, i agree. i loaded it w/ the 10w-30 as a sort of break-in weight for the first 1000 miles i'm driving it post-install. it's been really cold out & the car isn't being driven very hard (continuously) yet.

when i replace the oil in 300mi, it will get 10w-40

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Just curious, why are you braking in a used engine? How many miles where on it before you got it?

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Originally Posted by goldsc_78258

Just curious, why are you braking in a used engine? How many miles where on it before you got it?

about 38k on the motor before i got it. not really 'breaking it in' per-se, as the wear surfaces were all broken in prior to receiving the motor. however, since it sat for so long, fuel & other contaminents will have entered the crankcase. also, i'd cleaned the motor, replaced a bunch of seals, etc.....

really, it's just an accelerated oil change interval with a new oil analysis done to make sure everything's a-okay.