I had basically the same experience with an '89 Honda Civic when I introduced it to Mobil 1 around the 100k mile mark. It went through a quart in less than 1,000 miles -- the whole engine looked moist. Changing back to dino oil reduced the lose to about half a quart every 3,000 miles. My '85 Vanagon has been on a steady diet of Mobil 1 since about 44k miles and doesn't leak a drop(superior German engineering!). I changed my '95 Accord V6 to Mobil 1 at about the same mileage as the van and it holds the synthetic just fine. Anecdotal information indicates that the engine mileage has a lot to do with the leaking problem. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' In a message dated Thu, 8 Aug 2002 2:01:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:43:00 -0700 > From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> > Subject: AW: Syntheic Oil > > I quit using synthetic after it turned my Jetta engine into a "Lubri-le= > aker". Since I went back to dino the leaking has stopped. > Maybe the brand= > ? I used Amsoil. > > Robert K > 1982 Westfalia |
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