09-12-2010, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by YerDugliness
I made the mistake of using full synthetic oil in a Mitsubishi Eclipse from about 1,000 miles on.....the rings never did seat, it used oil all of it's life.
I've heard that one should have 10,000 miles on a motor before attempting to switch to full synthetic oil for just this reason.
Could be the problem.......but, if so, the issue of the two adjoining cylinders would be a bit baffling, it would seem that it would be all of them.
Keep us posted..
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That's why many OEM mfrs use it on the first fill-up...  More of a wive's tale than anything else...
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