Does a 96 Chevy Impala SS use synthetic oil?

Answer 1

You can use synthetic oil in any engine.

There is a caveat: if there is quite a bit of sludge build-up, the synthetic oil is likely to soften and release the sludge and it could cause problems.

Understand that the primary difference between natural and synthetic oil is that synthetic oil has essentially no paraffin. As oil ages in the engine the paraffin separates and sticks to the non-moving parts. Since synthetic oil has no paraffin, deposited paraffin will slowly dissolve in the synthetic oil and it's possible for large "chunks" of paraffin to float around in the oil and plug the oil pump pickup screen.

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