> out of it and it's a wonder that you > haven't blown the thing across 3 lanes of traffic........ > AND if you are running sythetic oil? I may not cool as well..the stuff is > funny that way... > Is that right? That the use of synth oil may result in higher heat output than with dino fluid??? The only time I ever used synth oil, my engine went TU within 5000 miles. Probably coincidence, but I briefly put it once in a new 2.0 I built for a bus once, and it sounded so rattley that I put my beloved Castrol 20/50 back in. Oh, the oil was amsoil though, which I have heard since that is very crappy oil due to it's being ester based. Any words of wisdom? Mark... |
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