Date:         Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:22:14 -0400
Reply-To:     tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         tmiller <tmiller@VCMAILS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Which is better,
              synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
Comments: To: Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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When I scan my data, I will send you a copy.
TEMiller

Doug in Calif wrote:

>http://www.csaa.com/global/faqdetail/0,,1004010401%257c220,00.html
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>There are those of you who will tend to dispute anything if it disagrees with your thinking.
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>I am guilty of that I know.
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>This article from AAA on "which is better..."  is a high level overview on the subject we have been hashing out,  but it pretty well sums it up from both sides.
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>You are perfectly well, fine, and sane, and supported running either oil,  dino or synthetics in your vanagon.
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>It would be wrong to say either is better in the vanagon.
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>Everybody knows quite well by now how firmly and where I stand.
>Frankly, I don't buy some of the "facts" stated by others, that adding synthetic oil by itself will keep your engine oil cleaner and thereby allow you to drop your change intervals.
>I would like to see any hard data or facts or .pdf that prove otherwise because logic and many many resources like the one above from AAA state otherwise.
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>Those of you in the Synthetic camp - yes, we agree to disagree
>Those of you in the Dino camp - you are welcome for the help in defending that which is simple, cheap and adequate.
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>Happy motoring
>Save the vanagons!
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>Doug
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