Thread: High Mileage Car - Is sythetic oil better?

No reason to switch from dino to synth at that age. The engine is well broken in and scored uniformly. Stick with the "high mileage" rated oils and don't go thinner than 10 weight.

Also, don't get sucked into those "engine cleaner" rackets either. Higher mileage engines usually benefit from the carbon deposits on the pistons as they make up for the wearing of the rings and help to maintain correct compression.

Too late to switch. If you go from mineral to synthetic at that high of a mileage then you'll risk chunks of the mineral sludge build-up coming loose and seizing your engine. Go with what you've been using but use a grade more suited to high mileage motors like a mid grade 20w50 and be religious about oil changes. Most of those cars came stock with a 3.8-liter V6. Synthetic oils are just not needed in that engine. Where synth shines is in the newer higher rpm engines with polymer coated cylinders and insane engineering. Pouring synth into a 1995 taurus would be like serving redbull to a paraplegic.

I been through a few of them so heres the skinny. The car runs great, is fun to drive (considering), and has awesome ergonomics. Do not let that car get close to over heating. As the transmission goes south (googled) it causes the radiator to get too hot. That radiator has plastic tubs on the sides that then leak in the form of steam as you drive. It goes unnoticed 'til the dash lights come on and by then it may be too late ... your heads could be warped. The only way to avoid that is to get that tranny serviced by a REPUTABLE shop.

Keep up with the oil changes and that car will run over 200,000 miles if the tranny holds up.

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Pouring synth into a 1995 taurus would be like serving redbull to a paraplegic.

I don't know, sounds like a pretty fun little evening.

Shit, I need to join the Taurus Club.

Originally Posted by ReproMan

I don't know, sounds like a pretty fun little evening.