My take on the synthetic oil debate is that if your engine has the Viton seals at both ends of the crankshaft/ They are brown and the old style ones are black I think. Viton seals handle the synthetic oil a lot better than the old school seals,so if your motor has been rebuilt by a reputable builder or you know for sure you have brown seals in there, I'd say synthetic would do just fine. ONe thing is for sure, you don't want $7/qt oil leaking out of places that area real bear to replace.....
YMMV
DM&FS At 07:15 PM 4/13/2011, Chris S wrote: >I switched to fully synthetic in several WBX engines with 124k, 165k >and 90k miles. I use 15w50 Mobil, which has been working out quite well. > >Chris. > >Wysłane z iPhone'a > >Dnia Apr 13, 2011 o godz. 18:17 Phil <mypactor@PACBELL.NET> napisał(a): > >>I have an '89 Wolfie with 73,000 miles on it. Would there be a >>problem if I >>used, say, Mobil 1? >> >> >> >>I use Castrol 20-50 in it now and have had no problems >> >> >> >>Thanks, Phil in Bakersfield, CA |
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