How to Use Synthetic Oil in Old Engines
Synthetic oil can be added to older engines the next time the oil needs to be changed. Synthetic oil offers the same protections that natural oil offers, even in older vehicles. Where natural oils are refined oils with a few additives to help them last longer and work harder at high temperatures, synthetic oils are created using one of many different processes to create an oil base that out performs natural oil. Then additives are mixed into the base synthetic oil to remove the varnish and sludge left by natural oil to help the engine last longer.
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Instructions
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Start the engine and allow it to warm up for three to five minutes. Shut the engine off. Remove the drain plug from the engine oil pan with an adjustable wrench and allow the engine oil to drain into an approved oil catch pan/container.
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Remove the existing engine oil filter and turn the filter upside down so the oil in the filter will drain into the catch pan.
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Twist a new oil filter into place. Tighten the oil filter only by hand. It is unnecessary to tighten it with a tool.
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Replace the oil pan drain plug and tighten it with an adjustable wrench. Remove the oil fill cap and pour the recommended amount of synthetic oil into the engine. Check the oil level with the dipstick to be sure there in enough oil in the engine before starting the engine after the oil type is changed.
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Tips & Warnings
Take the used oil and filter to an approved oil recycling center for disposal.
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