I'd run with the Rotella petroleum oil for the first 5000 miles before switching to synthetic. It seems that proper engine brake in is slowed or not attained with synthetic oil. -Dana- karl wrote: > > From: "karl" <thewestyman@mindspring.com> > > What is the general concensus regarding the initial oil change? The engine > in question is a new (not rebuilt) 1.9 turbodiesel. It now has Rotella dino > oil, and has less than 100 miles. At the end of tomorrow, it will have 500 > miles, and I will have a place to change the oil, on my way to BBTA. The > question is whether it is too soon to change it to Delvac (Mobil) 1 > synthetic, or should it run a while longer on Dino? Thanks for your input. > > Karl |
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