So if one were to switch to synthetic is there anything special that needs to be done? I mean I've always been told you can't mix synthetic with dino - so can you just switch at your next oil change or do you need to prepare the system somehow? It may be a silly question but I have been wondering about that.
On 6/8/07, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > I think because of the difficulties in the oil markets, you will see > more and more engines switched over to the synthetics. It makes sense. > The sooner we get off of crude oil from the Middle East and elsewhere, > the better. And every little bit helps, even switching to synthetics. > Besides, the synthetics are very good for the engines as far as I'm > concerned. The manufacturers are not selling us snake oil. The > synthetics were first developed for the racing world for those high > powered, hight temperature racing engines. I have used 15W50 Mobil One > Synthetic in my 2.1 powered '88 GL for quite a few years now. Never had > a problem. And it helps immensely in reducing the tendency of my van to > valve clatter due to collapsed lifters. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver. > > Jay Brown wrote: > > I am thinking about switching over to a full Synthetic (Castrol Syntech > > 5W-50) from regular dino oil (Castrol GTX 20W-50) in my '85 > Westfalia. Are > > there any special precautions I should take when making the switch? The > van > > doesn't currently leak any oil and I haven't had any oil pressure > troubles, > > I would just like the extra protection that the full synthetic claims to > > offer. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > Jay Brown > > '85 Westfalia > > '72 Riviera > > http://www.geocities.com/vwcamper72 > > > > > > >
-- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We call this one Parts) 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected) |
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