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str8shooter_mn's avatar
Aug 30, 2016

Synthetic oil questions

With the recent increase of getting an oil, filter change and lube on our 2011 Bounder with a workhorse chassis, I've decided to start doing it myself as I do on our other vehicles. The owners manual calls for 6.4 quarts of 5W30, every 3000 miles. No mention of synthetic.
I currently use Mobil One EP in our car and truck. I know Mobil One says it is good for 15,000 miles, however, I choose to do it every 6 months even though we don't put that many miles on either.

What is the general opinion regarding usage of synthetic in the Bounder? Or should I just continue doing it with regular 5W30 every 3,000 miles?
  • I would say, if you are using a premium filter, and that is just as important as the choice of oil, you can get a similar price per mile from synthetic oil. But if you think synthetic oil is better than regular oil, and you still change it out after 3000 miles, well it likely is, but you should plan on keeping your rig for 200,000 miles.