I'm considering buying an '02 s2k, and am wondering if anyone has had/experienced any issues or problems with the seals on the convertible since I live in Washington state (occasional rain) and plan to drive daily.

Separate subject: If a car (s2k in this case) has been using regular oil for up to 30k miles or so, would it be a bad idea to switch to synthetic oil? I've heard that it should be used after 10k mi. after break-in, but not too long after since seals are formed w/ regular motor oil that could possibly be broken by the smaller, slicker compounds of the synthetic oil, causing problems that didn't exist before.

Thanks all!!

 

about the seals:

just treat them with shin-etsu grease every 6months to a year and you'll be fine. also, make sure not to take the car to any automatic car wash. that can cause leaks.

about the oil:
i know many owners that have switched to synthetic at high mileage and they have had no problems.

 

Thanks! Do you know if that's a common product you can pick up at most auto parts stores, or is it more difficult to find? Thanks again.

 

The shin-etsu grease is a dealer item, but you can get it from one of our site sponsors much cheaper.

Try this one.

 

xviper suggests using a cheaper produc that is really similar to shin-etsu grease, i forgot the name of that other product. search for xviper's thread on the seals.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RazorV3
xviper suggests using a cheaper produc that is really similar to shin-etsu grease, i forgot the name of that other product.