Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:35:44 -0800
Reply-To: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
In-Reply-To: <001701c1d921$16bb3400$a4055918@myactv.net>
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Beer commercial? I don't have a TV so I miss much of contemporary culture.
Me and Kalber. He misses it because he's always looking at the scenery
where he lives, understandably, but in the middle of the night? Boy's got
some serious problems.
> From: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
> Reply-To: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:01:07 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
>
> TRUE............ Hate to sound like that nasty domestic beer commercial, but
> you're right.
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mike" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
>
>
>> Wouldn't that be for engines made with contemporary techniques and design?
>> Neither of which the wasserleakers qualify for.
>>
>> Mike
>> Curious minds want to know.
>>
>>
>>> From: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
>>> Reply-To: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
>>> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:12:40 -0500
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
>>>
>>> Most new European auto's come out of the factory with, and hardly
> recommend
>>> Mobil 1. I guess they got the rings seating thing figured out.
>>> Bob Allen
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Michael Snow" <mwsnow@COX.NET>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
>>>
>>>
>>>> That said, having converted
>>>>> my dino burning low-mileage (38K) WBX to synthetic when I got in
> almost
>>> two
>>>>> years ago, I experienced no leaks. However, I did experience a lot of
>>> what
>>>>> I guess they call "blow-by."
>>>>
>>>> This echoes the experiences of some of my gearhead friends that waited
>>>> too long to make the switch to synthetic. Ideally, it should be done
> as
>>>> soon as the rings are properly seated. This point is easily
>>>> identifiable if you have a quality temperature gauge and are meticulous
>>>> about oil consumption monitoring during break-in. I don't like to wait
>>>> more than 5000 miles to make the change to Mobil 1. With my current
>>>> Honda, I had to wait 3750 miles to satisfy warranty requirements, but I
>>>> could have switched as early as 600 miles based on oil consumption
> alone.
>>>>
>>>> Mike Snow
>>>
>
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