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Old 17th February 2008, 11:46   #49 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Unknownsoldier View Post
I ran mine in like it was on the Dakar rally, and it hasn't used a drop of oil in 4500 miles, and it still feel rather fast (as compared to say my old 2.2 petrol). BTW Honda wouldn't change my oil for semi synthetic (or 100% natural), and told me doing so would invalidate my warranty!!!!!

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Tom
I guess they are afraid that the turbo is gone if driven hard with semi-synth oil (quite possible considering the RPM of such "toys")
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