bluwulff9
New member
Hey everyone I did a search but just could not find exactly what I was looking for. I want to change from the oil that I am using to a synthetic. what do I have to do to achieve this. Can I just drain what oil is in the resevoir and fill with the new oil? or do I have to drain the complete system? What effects will it have etc?
staggs65
Moderator
either use whats in the tank till its almost empty then switch over or you can drain the tank like you say, it won't hurt anything to have some left in there
tntmax
Member
done the synthetic change many times and i waited till oil was very low and i tried to do the change in warmer temps rather than really cold temps, never had a problem..
jasonlmrx
New member
^ thats what i do to..
staggs65 said:
My learned fellow TY'er, Mr. Staggs, is once again 100% in charge on this one.
The one thing you should know about mixing conventional and synthetic oils is that it may cause a sudden but severe explosion spontaneously. No one knows why ......
staggs65
Moderator
one of lifes mysteries lol
tedgoesfast
New member
according to my amsoil dealor here let it get low and top it up with syn i always sucked it out with a suction gun always leaving a bit in bottom so the pump wont get air then fill it with ams ive had no trouble but each to there own
bluwulff9
New member
Thanks for the input. I thought you could but just wanted to oget other opinions first. I will have to watch for the spontanious combustion though lol.