Miata Mailing List: May 1996, Message #26
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   From: fpotter@his.com (Frank Potter)
Subject: Re: Synthetic vs. Dino Revisited
   Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 16:00:21 -0400

>One more time for those of us who don't have access to the web site .. what's
>the net.wisdom on changing to synthetic oil after 37+K miles using the
>petroleum
>based type?  Seal leak problems possible/probable?  Any intermediate steps
>(between draining the dino oil and refilling with synthetic + the new filter)
>which need to be taken?
>
Mike, my strong impression is: Just Do It.

I've switched at varying intervals, and haven't had a problem in the last
several years. I don't think you need to worry about contamination,
although there will obviously be a slightly higher proportion of old oil in
the first change. But we're talkign about trivial percentages.

Frank

Reassuring quote for the day for us Miata owners:
"Snobbery sometimes means no more than a rejection of what is truly
inferior."