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Type of oil?
- Bankerbiz87
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1982 Carver Mariner twin 220 engines 28ft
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Type of oil?
- SplashyLady
- Captain
- Posts: 267
- Joined: January 5th, 2016, 10:02 am
- Vessel Info: Carver 3227 Sedan Convertible
1986 - 260 Mercruisers - Kohler 5E - Location: Lake Norman, NC
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Re: Type of oil?
Past Commodore, Peninsula Yacht Club
Lake Norman, NC
Carver 3227 - "Splashy Lady"
Aquasport 222CCP - "Gone Fission"
- waybomb
- CYO Moderator
- Posts: 2404
- Joined: February 5th, 2013, 9:24 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Boston Whaler Rage15
1987 3697 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar 46 Kevlar Vee offshore
1969 15' Glasspar / 1967 Johnson Electromatic 85
1996 Boston Whaler Rage 15 - Location: Saint Joseph,Mi
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Fred
1969 Glaspar Avalon /1969 Johnson Electromatic 85
1987 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar Kevlar 46' with triple blown 572 ci
1995 Boston Whaler Rage
Past - 1988 2807, 1989 4207 Aft
- throwback2
- First Mate
- Posts: 119
- Joined: January 13th, 2014, 10:38 am
- Vessel Info: 1987 Carver 28 Voyager,twin small blocks,1991 Shamrock,350 Chevy now.
1973 Atlantic Craft 15, 2004 2 smoke Merc 40,
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- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
- Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: Type of oil?
Bankerbiz87 wrote:Source of the post ....should we be using a synthetic oil?
The answer is a complicated one and depends on several variables, however, in general for your vintage and typical recreational use, it's really not necessary. Save your money, use a decent quality oil, and change it at regular intervals.
- RGrew176
- Admiral
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- Vessel Info: 2022 Stingray 182 SC
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2022 Stingray 182 SC
2004 Past Commodore
West River Yacht & Cruising Club
- mjk1040
- Admiral
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- Vessel Info: 1998 355 AC/MY "Deja Vu"
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I'd Rather Be Boating!
1989 Sea Ray Seville
1986 Carver Mariner 32'
1990's Thompson 22' Cuddy Cabin
1990's 4Winns 245 Vista Cruiser
1980's Thompson 19' Open Bow
- km1125
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Re: Type of oil?
Also, a recommendation when you're referring to your motors: Crusader also makes a 454 that is labelled "350 HP", so it gets confusing when you refer to a "350 Crusader"... you should make it clear that it's a 350 CI if asking questions or getting parts for it.
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- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
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Re: Type of oil?
If you switch from conventional to synthetic, the first run of synthetic will clean a lot of the sludge from your engine and make the oil look pretty dirty pretty quick. After the first synthetic change, odds are it will never look dirty again unless you put several hundred hours on a year.
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