Date:         Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:01:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic  Oil
Comments: To: mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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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
> >