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05-11-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PetersRedYaris

Hypermilers change their oil often because fresh oil always nets better MPG's, regular or synthetic.

Actually, I'm set up for annual changes with 5W-20 Mobil1 Extended Performance synthetic along with a K&N Gold oil filter. There have been a lot of tests done and they show very little viscosity change in this oil at 15,000 miles.

I also use a magnetic drain plug just in case.

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