is it ok to use regular oil??? - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

Keeper1343 · 01-23-2009, 05:54 PM

As some of you may know... my car sprung a oil leak really bad behind the block somewhere... I think its either the sandwich, lines leading to the sandwich, or the o ring. I want to put oil in it and start it up and find where its coming from. Problem is that i use full synthetic oil. Its 25$ for 5 quarts of it and don't want to waste 25$ to find out where its coming from. Can i just use regular oil to find the leak??? or will it mess up something??? Ive been told never to mix them

russiankid · 01-23-2009, 06:02 PM

Why not just drain the synthetic, get some cheap dino oil and use that to find the leak?

SvicksTc · 01-23-2009, 06:02 PM

So is there some Full Synthetic in the car now, or is it drained? I wouldnt mix the two if one is already in there, but i cant see it being a huge problem if you drained out whats in there used the Regular, then drained that for all new full synthetic....

Not a huge oil guru, but i mean cars can switch from regular to synthetic so as long as its drained out i dont see it being a problem....

Keeper1343 · 01-23-2009, 06:03 PM

yea... im just not sure ya know.... Ive just been told not to go back to regular once its been full synthetic

russiankid · 01-23-2009, 06:08 PM

Thats BS in my opinion. The amount of oil left after its drained is so minimal that it won't cause any damage. I've seen many cases where people switch back without problems. Plus, you're going to use it just to source an oil leak.

Vr-4-Life · 01-23-2009, 06:11 PM

theres probably not much oil left in there. just buy 5w30 from walmart... its like 1.60 per QT.. fill it up with 4 quarts and lets start it up.

SpendOne · 01-23-2009, 06:13 PM

Do you have full synthetic or tri-synthetic?? Brand?? I asked b/c alot of people seem to have these confused.

SovXietday · 01-23-2009, 08:30 PM

You're not going to hurt the engine by turning it on with two different kinds of oil in it. Just don't go out and race it around with it like that.

Keeper1343 · 01-24-2009, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpendOne

Do you have full synthetic or tri-synthetic?? Brand?? I asked b/c alot of people seem to have these confused.

I always run mobile 1 full synthetic.

lagos · 01-24-2009, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keeper1343

yea... im just not sure ya know.... Ive just been told not to go back to regular once its been full synthetic

Congratulations, you've fallen victim to marketing.

SpendOne · 01-24-2009, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keeper1343

I always run mobile 1 full synthetic.

Mobile 1 is tri.

Keeper1343 · 01-24-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagos

Congratulations, you've fallen victim to marketing.

ummmm ok.

Spend One - What is Tri-Synthetic?

OutToWinPAHC · 01-24-2009, 10:56 AM

Its a honda, you could put Kerosene in the crank case and it would run fine. Use conventional it will be fine, it would just break down to high heat where synthetic wont. Other then that the are speced to the same lubrication properties. There is no reason why you cant switch.

Keeper1343 · 01-24-2009, 11:00 AM

Well i used mobile 1 cause i used to run the car hard. So I figured it would be better.

Xavier · 01-24-2009, 11:22 AM

You won't have any problems mixing them.

But I think your problem is there is a sandwich in your engine bay. Food products aren't meant to run a car.

Keeper1343 · 01-24-2009, 11:25 AM

Hahaha...

rich33389 · 01-24-2009, 02:37 PM

It says on the back of the bottle of Mobil 1 that it can be mixed with any other oil.

russiankid · 01-24-2009, 03:12 PM

^^You shouldn't mix synthetic with dino.

frosti108 · 01-26-2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by russiankid

^^You shouldn't mix synthetic with dino.

why not?

i dont see a problem running regular oil with the synth especially if its only to find a leak.

like previously mentioned, i wouldnt go around running it hard with both oils mixed in there... use reg oil, find the leak, then change it all out for 1 kind of oil

SpendOne · 01-27-2009, 12:41 AM

You can mix the tri-synthetic. It is fine. Just do it.

01-23-2009, 05:54 PM	#1
Keeper1343 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Member #5714 My Ride: 99 Honda Prelude... get some. iTrader: (0)	is it ok to use regular oil??? As some of you may know... my car sprung a oil leak really bad behind the block somewhere... I think its either the sandwich, lines leading to the sandwich, or the o ring. I want to put oil in it and start it up and find where its coming from. Problem is that i use full synthetic oil. Its 25$ for 5 quarts of it and don't want to waste 25$ to find out where its coming from. Can i just use regular oil to find the leak??? or will it mess up something??? Ive been told never to mix them __________________ Cleanneon (4:51:38 PM): guys find a vag, start bangin it, forget their friends Cleanneon (4:52:00 PM): 2 months (usually less) later the vag finds another douchebag, and your friends want nothing to do with you Keeper1343 (4:52:07 PM): lol Cleanneon (4:52:07 PM): on top of which it hurts you to pee

01-23-2009, 06:02 PM	#2
russiankid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln University PA Member #7769 My Ride: 2012 Scion tC iTrader: (0)	Why not just drain the synthetic, get some cheap dino oil and use that to find the leak? __________________ 2012' Scion tC 6-speed M/T.

01-23-2009, 06:02 PM	#3
SvicksTc Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spoolin a Snail Member #7395 My Ride: Nike 6.0 iTrader: (1)	So is there some Full Synthetic in the car now, or is it drained? I wouldnt mix the two if one is already in there, but i cant see it being a huge problem if you drained out whats in there used the Regular, then drained that for all new full synthetic.... Not a huge oil guru, but i mean cars can switch from regular to synthetic so as long as its drained out i dont see it being a problem.... __________________ Why V-tec When there is To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. ? \|Nikon\| Twitter: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-23-2009, 06:03 PM	#4
Keeper1343 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Member #5714 My Ride: 99 Honda Prelude... get some. iTrader: (0)	yea... im just not sure ya know.... Ive just been told not to go back to regular once its been full synthetic __________________ Cleanneon (4:51:38 PM): guys find a vag, start bangin it, forget their friends Cleanneon (4:52:00 PM): 2 months (usually less) later the vag finds another douchebag, and your friends want nothing to do with you Keeper1343 (4:52:07 PM): lol Cleanneon (4:52:07 PM): on top of which it hurts you to pee

01-23-2009, 06:08 PM	#5
russiankid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln University PA Member #7769 My Ride: 2012 Scion tC iTrader: (0)	Thats BS in my opinion. The amount of oil left after its drained is so minimal that it won't cause any damage. I've seen many cases where people switch back without problems. Plus, you're going to use it just to source an oil leak. __________________ 2012' Scion tC 6-speed M/T.

01-23-2009, 06:11 PM	#6
Vr-4-Life Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philly PA Member #1961 My Ride: BMW E60 M5 V10 6 Speed --- Ducati Monster 696 iTrader: (4)	theres probably not much oil left in there. just buy 5w30 from walmart... its like 1.60 per QT.. fill it up with 4 quarts and lets start it up.

01-23-2009, 06:13 PM	#7
SpendOne Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NE Philly Member #144 My Ride: 1987 Mazda RX7 LQ4 Turbo iTrader: (6)	Do you have full synthetic or tri-synthetic?? Brand?? I asked b/c alot of people seem to have these confused. __________________ 1993 GSX - 10.8@135 Stock motor & Trans - SOLD 1987 Mazda RX7 Single turbo LQ4 - 9.2@150 - SOLD 1980 Ford Fairmont 4Dr LQ4 Turbo AGAIN

01-24-2009, 10:56 AM	#13
OutToWinPAHC Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tokelau Member #5081 My Ride: R33 GTS25T, RHD E46, Truck, part R32 GTR iTrader: (2)	Its a honda, you could put Kerosene in the crank case and it would run fine. Use conventional it will be fine, it would just break down to high heat where synthetic wont. Other then that the are speced to the same lubrication properties. There is no reason why you cant switch.

01-24-2009, 11:00 AM	#14
Keeper1343 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Member #5714 My Ride: 99 Honda Prelude... get some. iTrader: (0)	Well i used mobile 1 cause i used to run the car hard. So I figured it would be better. __________________ Cleanneon (4:51:38 PM): guys find a vag, start bangin it, forget their friends Cleanneon (4:52:00 PM): 2 months (usually less) later the vag finds another douchebag, and your friends want nothing to do with you Keeper1343 (4:52:07 PM): lol Cleanneon (4:52:07 PM): on top of which it hurts you to pee

01-24-2009, 11:25 AM	#16
Keeper1343 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Member #5714 My Ride: 99 Honda Prelude... get some. iTrader: (0)	Hahaha... __________________ Cleanneon (4:51:38 PM): guys find a vag, start bangin it, forget their friends Cleanneon (4:52:00 PM): 2 months (usually less) later the vag finds another douchebag, and your friends want nothing to do with you Keeper1343 (4:52:07 PM): lol Cleanneon (4:52:07 PM): on top of which it hurts you to pee

01-24-2009, 02:37 PM	#17
rich33389 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Member #6487 My Ride: 91 Eagle Talon TSi AWD iTrader: (0)	It says on the back of the bottle of Mobil 1 that it can be mixed with any other oil.

01-24-2009, 03:12 PM	#18
russiankid Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2008 Location: Lincoln University PA Member #7769 My Ride: 2012 Scion tC iTrader: (0)	^^You shouldn't mix synthetic with dino. __________________ 2012' Scion tC 6-speed M/T.

01-27-2009, 12:41 AM	#20
SpendOne Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NE Philly Member #144 My Ride: 1987 Mazda RX7 LQ4 Turbo iTrader: (6)	You can mix the tri-synthetic. It is fine. Just do it. __________________ 1993 GSX - 10.8@135 Stock motor & Trans - SOLD 1987 Mazda RX7 Single turbo LQ4 - 9.2@150 - SOLD 1980 Ford Fairmont 4Dr LQ4 Turbo AGAIN

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