RE: [E36] Moving to synthetic, any precautions?

["Bob Kegel" <bobkegel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, at 23:03:31 -0700, Jason Surprise wrote:

>I am planning on moving my 94 325i with 56000 miles to synthetic soon,
>and am wondering if there are any precautions I should take before
doing
>this?  The car has been serviced regularly with 10w-30 it's entire
life.
>I plan on moving to Mobil 1 and will be doing the job myself.

Just do it. I switched my '85 635CSi and Ford Aerostar to synthetic at
100K miles. The only thing I've noticed is the Ford's oil pressure
returned to "as new" levels when I switched from Mobil 1 to Castrol
Syntec.  Some have reported increased leaking from worn seals and
attribute this to synthetics' greater ability to "creep" into tight
spaces. YMMV

Bob Kegel
'70 2002
'85 635 CSi
BMW CCA #135175
BMW ACA Puget Sound Region

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