I AM A REGULAR ATTENDEE AND DEVOUT FOLLOWER OF THE CHURCH OF SYNTHETIC OIL (CoSO). IT IS WITHOUT SHAME THAT I CONFESS TO PAYING $C6.50 FOR A LITRE OF CASTROL 5W-50 SYNTECH* (BEFORE THE 18% SALES TAX) AND THEN DUMPING THE STUFF OUT AT 5,000 KILOMETRES. OIL COSTS AFTER TAXES ARE $C 34.74 FOR 4.5 LITRES.
I BELIEVE THAT SINCE ATTENDING THE CoSO: -THE VAN RUNS MUCH QUIETER; ( after doing the first change I listened and swear that the engine noise was reduced as the "putt - putt - putt - pawh " rhythm of the exhaust was audible) -THE MOTOR DOES NOT BURN THE STUFF; (with dead-dinosaur 10W-30 the van was using about 1/2 litre of oil every 5,000 kilometres - not so with synthetic) -THE "5W" IS NICE TO HAVE ON MORNINGS WHEN IT IS BELOW -30 CELSIUS; -THE "50W" IS NICE TO HAVE ON THOSE 2 TO 9 HOUR ROAD TRIPS; - WITH SYNTHETIC OIL YOU FEAR NOT THE SIN OF SLOTHFULNESS, NOR DO YOU FEAR - FEAR ITSELF!! Should laziness overcome you, or the dangers of frostbite keep you from your task, take comfort in the synthetic's ability to go 6-7,000 kilometres. The path of the righteous oil changer is beset on all side by ...oh my ..... better stop before Ron L. interprets right-wing missionary tendencies.
Dino *89 Syncro-Westie *94 Girlfriend with *69 Bug
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