I believe it was just a matter of tolerances in the engine. New or old, I couldn't keep syn in a 1600 to save my life. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
> From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@cybershamanix.com> > Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:38:41 -0500 > To: Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Mobil 1 synthetic 20W50? > > I don't know why it would blow by the rings unless they were pretty worn. I > use it in my '81 aircooled 2.0L. Works great. Also use it in my Toyota 4x4, my > wife's Toyota RAV4, and my '82 diesel westy. > > > On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 10:05:07AM -0600, Ben McCafferty wrote: >> Hi all, >> Anyone run this in a 2.1L WBX? Comments? When we used to try to run it in >> 1600 DP engines, it was too thin and would blow by rings. >> tx, >> bmc :) >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...." > > -- > Harmon Seaver > CyberShamanix > http://www.cybershamanix.com > |
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