Switched to full-synthetic with 111K miles!
10-02-09, 01:55 PM
#31
I got lucky. My previous legend with 150k miles had no leaks when I switched over to synthetic. I wouldn't do it again though. For normal driving, practically all the oil on the shelf you find nowadays are good enough. Hell we have 300k+ cars running around without running synthetics.
10-02-09, 02:10 PM
#33
I got lucky. My previous legend with 150k miles had no leaks when I switched over to synthetic. I wouldn't do it again though. For normal driving, practically all the oil on the shelf you find nowadays are good enough. Hell we have 300k+ cars running around without running synthetics.
10-02-09, 02:18 PM
#34
+1.. I have full synthetic on my sc400 and love it. Everything is smooth as silk. Have full synthetic on my auto trans as well and i don't feel it shifting as if its a 1speed automatic hehehehe
10-02-09, 02:19 PM
#35
lol. First of all.
Reading Comprehension > You
Please re-read the post. I am comparing MY 10 year old Lexus to a Ferrari or a Porsche or a new Corvette. I never said ALL GS400's (meaning yours). I said MINE. I said junk because when I compare MY CAR to one of those high end, performance cars, that is what comes to mind.
And my argument is, if you take a car, that is 11 years old, and are getting picky about the oil....you're really splitting hairs here. It's already been stated. Mobile 1 is a great oil. You want to BEST OIL IN TEH WORLD! Go right ahead. Get something else.
And I'm sure you have the money to buy a brand new Lexus....good for you. Has nothing to do with this thread other than you bragging that you can IF you wanted to. Well Whoopty frickin doo. The room of care is down the hall.
P.S. I love my GS400. And I owned an M5 before this.
Reading Comprehension > You
Please re-read the post. I am comparing MY 10 year old Lexus to a Ferrari or a Porsche or a new Corvette. I never said ALL GS400's (meaning yours). I said MINE. I said junk because when I compare MY CAR to one of those high end, performance cars, that is what comes to mind.
And my argument is, if you take a car, that is 11 years old, and are getting picky about the oil....you're really splitting hairs here. It's already been stated. Mobile 1 is a great oil. You want to BEST OIL IN TEH WORLD! Go right ahead. Get something else.
And I'm sure you have the money to buy a brand new Lexus....good for you. Has nothing to do with this thread other than you bragging that you can IF you wanted to. Well Whoopty frickin doo. The room of care is down the hall.
P.S. I love my GS400. And I owned an M5 before this.
This is STRICTLY a principle thing...I don't know vwynn from a hole in the wall; it's just that THIS forum doesn't need negative people in it. Many don't stand up against situations like this because they don't want to cause waves; I'd like to think I speak on behalf of others.
I have nothing else to comment on this thread. Thanks to all that contributed. The objective of my thread was to simply show that if you have a high mileage GS it should be ok to switch to synthetic if you've been on the fence for a while about it. Whether it's worth it or not - that's another topic in another thread.
Last edited by Rock-a-Lex; 10-02-09 at 02:23 PM.
10-02-09, 02:32 PM
#36
10-02-09, 02:38 PM
#38
To be honest I saw NOTHING wrong with your FIRST post...it stated your thoughts, then your experiences followed up by what you recommend. It is the smart-a ss REPLY to another member (and that always seems to be the case with you) that pissed me off. Take a look at everyone's replies and comments...ok, done? Now, what did you find out? That all members except yourself came off rather positive throughout their entire post...you are miserable! I just went through some of your posts in some old threads and MANY think you have a crap attitude. Period! If you don't care for the atmosphere and/or people...leave. Simple as that. Re-read your reply to vwynn and tell me that there was nothing negative about it.
10-05-09, 05:21 AM
#40
You are right when you say those cars are known for overheating.
10-05-09, 06:44 AM
#41
You gotta be careful when you say you have no leaks. While something like valve cover or oil pan leaks will be visible more or less right away, you wont spot a slow leak from cam seals, oil pump, crank seal or rear main seal right away. So just keep an eye on it.
10-05-09, 07:33 AM
#42
Im another Legend owner (91 ,94ka8) always run synthetic in my cars, not sure what i have in my car now since i got it 3 moths ago , but i will go with synthetic and i hope she will take it with no problems.
10-05-09, 09:41 AM
#44
Tom? Sorry, my name is Phil.
Good God, seriously. I said my car. I didn't talk trash about anyone's car besides mine. Maybe my car is junk? Maybe it got busted in an accident? Maybe the trans went out prematurely? Maybe it vibrates at 70mph making this car a disgrace for the money is cost? Maybe...who give a crap? It's an opinion. My opinion about my car. Big deal. I fail to see what the problem is besides a bunch of people WAY too passionate about their cars, which is fine. Everyone needs to be passionate about something, but come on, everyone jumping on me when I call my car junk? Get real.
Good God, seriously. I said my car. I didn't talk trash about anyone's car besides mine. Maybe my car is junk? Maybe it got busted in an accident? Maybe the trans went out prematurely? Maybe it vibrates at 70mph making this car a disgrace for the money is cost? Maybe...who give a crap? It's an opinion. My opinion about my car. Big deal. I fail to see what the problem is besides a bunch of people WAY too passionate about their cars, which is fine. Everyone needs to be passionate about something, but come on, everyone jumping on me when I call my car junk? Get real.
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