Never put synthetic oil in a fresh engine. The rings wiil never seat. Why? Synthetics are too slippery and this prevents proper ring seating. I ran my new engine first with non-detergent oil and drained it after 1/2 hr running, also the filter. Then ran it another few hundred miles and drained it again, and filter. I kept the rpms variable and boost under 10 #. Then ran "Kendall" 10w30 after that. I wouldn't run synthetic oil until the engine has about 7K miles on it. Oil in my book is the cheapest investment in keeping the engine running great. Dino oil is by far cheaper doing frequent oil changes. Gene
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