I went to Mobil I 15-50 6 months ago, and the front-most pushrod tub on the right side sprung a leak. It was tolerable, however. Three weeks ago, I added some 5W-30 Mobil I to run around with for a few days until I did an oil change, and there is plenty of oil on the garage floor. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger
----- Original Message ----- From: "Loren A. Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
> How about those of you that have actually switched to synthetic oils > reporting on whether you did or did not develop leaks?? We have heard > all kinds of anecdotal and second hand comments and opinions, but I > can't recall any first person/real world experiences being related here. > How about it: If you switched to synthetic, did you develop oil leaks? > And what was the mileage (on the engine) at the time of the switch? > |
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