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Date:         Sat, 10 Aug 2002 08:19:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
Subject:      Re: On van w\100,000 miles was: Re: Syntheic Oil
Comments: To: "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <021b01c23f67$381d7070$3b65b783@barrys48a3s4et>
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I bought a '91 Toyota 4x4 pickup w/175,000 miles on it about 3 years ago, put synoil in it immediately. It had a slight rear oil seal leak, just a drip, not enough that you ever really have to check the oil. After 30,000 or so more miles, it still has that same small drip. No others.

On Fri, Aug 09, 2002 at 01:39:35AM -0400, Barry E. Muller wrote: > What about switching to Synth on a van with 108,000 miles? I ask because > over on the saabnet you are always reading about old saabs that start > leaking oil real bad after the switch to synth was made. I dunno why that > would happen - just seems to be a common thread, but thats is why I'd be > hesitant to do this and hence my question. > > > bem > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 10:32 AM > Subject: Syntheic Oil > > > > A quick question: I'm thinking of switching from 'real' to 'synthetic' > > oil in my 1980 air-cooled. It has about 12000-15000 kms on the engine > > since it was re-built. It has been running 'real' oil since the > > rebuild. Is this a no-brainer? Is it really just an issue of cost? Is > > synthetic just better and that's all there is to it? > > > > > > > > \/\/i!!y > > > > 1980 Westfalia "Jazzy"

-- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com


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