Probably not advisable if you are running a turbo, since any amount of dino oil will carbonize as if it were all dino oil. So in case of turbo, only mix in a pinch. -- Gnarlie
On Sat, May 24, 2014 at 11:45 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>wrote: > Thanks All. I kinda figured that was the case, but it's always nice to > hear other opinions from some other (fairly to really) knowledgeable volks. > > Dave B, > > On 05/23/14, Tom Hargrave wrote: > > There is no harm - one of the requirements for ASE certification is > whatever oil you put in the car must be able to mix & blend with any other > ASE certified oil. This includes mixing Dino & synthetic oils. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.grow-sun.com > www.raspberryproject.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of David Bjorkman > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2014 1:00 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Mixing synthetic and regular oil > > Hi All; > I noticed I have a slight oil leak, I believe from the oil pan, in my '87 > Westy with a Golf Gen. V engine. At a previous time, I had to drain the > oil, from inadvertently overfilling the pan and put the oil in mixed > containers while on the road. At the time I didn't have anything to mark > them with. Now while topping off, I think I may have mixed oil jugs and put > dino oil in with the synthetic, which I normally use. Here's my 2 > questions. 1) can one tell the difference, from visual inspection and feel, > between synthetic and dino oil? And 2) is it OK to mix the two until the > next oil change? > > Dave B. > |
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