Yes it does. There is no wax or parrafin to thicken up a 100% synthetic lubricant. Take your favorite petroleum oil and a synthetic oil and put a sample of each in your freezer over night. Look at how slowly the dino pours compared to the synlube. That will have a direct bearing on start up wear. The synlubes I use pour at -60F with some of the newer engine lubricants at -70F. Dino lubes have a tough time at 0 degrees and they get worse with mileage since the pour point depressants are depleted during use. Just another reason dino oils must be changed at 3 mo. or 3000 mile intervals. TEMiller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
> Let's talk about the other end of the oil problem. Flowing in extremely > cold weather. > > Does synthetic oil make more sense when the outside temperature is -40° F ? > > Mike > |
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