Date:         Tue, 25 May 1999 01:00:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Shortlidge D Joel <shortlid@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Shortlidge D Joel <shortlid@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Synthetic Oil Leaks
Comments: To: JiMelody@ZIANET.COM
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It is already to late!  You can't switch back once you have gone over to
Syn. lubricants!  Sorry, That is why i use Syn. blends, Best of Both
Worlds!!!!  Pure Syn. always had a problem with leaking it doesn't swell
gaskets like dino. juice does.

On Mon, 24 May 1999 21:46:49 -0600 Jim & Melody <JiMelody@ZIANET.COM>
writes:
>Hi all,
>Based on advise from the list, I had Redline synthetic MTL put in my
>91
>syncro in April.  My mechanic initially questioned my decision saying
>that
>one problem with a synthetic oil change late in life (137,000 miles)
>is that
>the synthetic tends to find any little hole to leak out of.  We'll, I
>think
>he's right.  Maybe it is not related but I've started loosing possibly
>a
>teaspoon or less of synthetic oil on my driveway overnight.  My
>question to
>you all is, would changing back to regular GL-4 make a difference once
>a
>little leak starts?  I can't say for certainty where this oil is
>coming from
>but it appears to be from between the tranny and engine.  Thanks in
>advance
>for you comments.
>
>Jim
>91 Syncro AW
>Alamogordo NM

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