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Hey guys,
Welp, I got me a new toy. 95 Dodge Neon Sport Sedan. Manual Transmission.
Fun as all hell, but I had a question. I came across someone in the
neons.org forums saying to stay away from MaxLife oil, as it makes the
seals expand, soften and eventually blow. Now, if you may recall, I have an
89 Mustang with a blown head gasket, which had been using MaxLife. I never
really made the connection, but it seems logical that the seal conditioning
in the ML oil could have played a part in the blown head gasket. I changed
the oil in the Neon two days ago with MaxLife 10W-30, and wondering if any
of you have heard of similar tales? If so, please suggest an oil I should
substitute. It's a 2.0L 4 cylinder SOHC Mopar engine.
Thanks guys!
digital_shad0w
Another oil similar to MaxLife is Castrol GTX High Mileage oil. Both are
for older, high-mileage engines. Interesting thing I learned earlier today
is that MaxLife is a partial synthetic oil.
KNTRDR
If that's true, then I'll bet that's where the problem came from. Old oil
deposits could have been freed and the filter mught not have been able to
handle it. This was after using it for a while.
I'm too afraid to switch the Neon to synthetic, as i need to be careful
with this car. Can't afford to blow this engine. *shrug*
Oh well. Time to do my research on petroleum oils and find what looks to be
the best.
digital_shad0w
Why don't you just use normal oil? If you use normal oil and be religious
about your oil changes every 5000km/3000 miles, your engine ought to run
for a good long while.
KNTRDR
