Synthetic oil

Asked by GuruBZ3QY Dec 10, 2018 at 01:36 PM about the 2015 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Can you change back and forth
between synthetic and regular oil?

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Mike answered 5 years ago

Yes, but it's not a good idea, the vehicles I know of that did switch back and forth seemed to end up with leaking seals and gaskets. I don't do oil changes so maybe someone else on this site have more info.

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donald answered 5 years ago

Yes you can go back and forth it is a myth to help boost sales on synthetic oil

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F_O_R answered 5 years ago

Stick with one. I would use synthetic. If you are a cheapskate use the blend.

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