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Re: Dexos backward compatibility benefits
Posted to Castrol Forum on 5/14/2019

Interesting, Mike. My friend has a 1998 Chev 350 vortec and started to use Valvoline synthetic. Shortly thereafter, he experienced lifter ticking. I replaced all lifters and informed him to use the recommended 'conventional' oil. No problems since. Login to read more.