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Old 02-17-2010, 08:04 PM   #1
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I know a friend who did that on his r6 and it threw a rod.
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Old 02-17-2010, 10:25 PM   #2
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I know a friend who did that on his r6 and it threw a rod.
Sounds like your friend needs to sue the oil co. and get himself some money.
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Old 02-17-2010, 10:37 PM   #3
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I switch back and forth depending on how much money I wanna spend at the time. It hasn't caused me any problems and I really don't notice any difference in fuel economy or anything else. I always prefer synthetic though.
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Old 02-17-2010, 11:56 PM   #4
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An engine throwing a rod is pretty unlikely to be an oil related problem.
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