Ok so I just bought an AP1 with 99k on it. The original owner said he's been putting conventional oil in the car. In my lude, i've always put mobil 1 synthetic. Should I even bother to make the switch to synthetic on this car? or just stick with conventional?

Also what type of oil does this car take and how many quarts? Thanks.

 

5.1 quarts. Look on the oil cap for grade

 

Just read the manual, yeah, 10w-30, but how about the answer to my synthetic question? =]

 

Im not 100% sure on that. It may leak thru the seals depending on there condition. Ill let someone else answer that

 

how much oil does the engine use? if it's more than about one quart for every 3,000 miles, I wouldn't bother switching

 

ive heard switching to a synthetic can reduce the oil consumption? not sure myself, currently running honda oem, but ill switch to a synthetic next oil change to see if theres any difference

 

is it burning any oil?

 

I don't know I JUST got the car and it's due for an oil change soon.

 

if it were me i would put in synthetic. however the more important thing is whether or not the previous owner did religous oil changes rather than worrying about what kind of oil imo. I would put in synthetic and go from there and see if your happy with it. Chances are, any damage is already done after 100k so its not like using synthetic is going to give you any huge benefit.

 

You should be using a fully synthetic oil.

From the moment the engine is run in, till the day it blows up - Fully Synthetic.

And whilst the service manual says 5.1 quarts (4.8 litres), you will need nearer 6 quarts if you drain the engine fully.

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