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Old Jan 28, 2018 | 01:13 PM
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Will it hurt my motor to go from full synthetic to semi synthetic.it on a 16 ultra with 103
 
Old Jan 28, 2018 | 04:27 PM
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NOPE,just pour it in with a new filter, Done
 
Old Jan 29, 2018 | 12:42 AM
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You should be fine
 
Old Jan 29, 2018 | 05:03 PM
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nope, not at all. It would be like going from a group 4 synthetic to a group 3 synthetic or even going to syn3. all good oils for a Harley v-twin motor.
 
Old Jan 31, 2018 | 08:24 AM
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most off the shelf syn oil is petroleum based anyway, the purest being derived from natural gas.
 
Old Jan 31, 2018 | 08:39 AM
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No that stuff is all a myth with oil should use the recommend weights but as far as syn back to regulars no problems.
 
 
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