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Date:         Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:24:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syntec and Bosch Plat 4's experience
Comments: To: Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
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Caston/Payne wrote: > > >> >If you only paid $2.24 per quart then I believe you are not getting the > >> >true, 100% synthetic oil. Perhaps you are using the combination synthetic > >> >and dyno oil. Out here in California synthetic goes for about $4.00 per > >> >quart! > >> >Bill > >> >90 Westy Syncro > >> > >>Yep. Castrol Syntec is a blend. That's why I chose it. > >>Later, > > > >Nope, it's not. There is a syntec blend, but there's also a syntec > >full synthetic, which is ~$4.00/qt, like Mobil 1. > > > > > >Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net > > With all due respect Joshua, the front of the quart reads, "Part Synthetic > Motor Oil". Check it out at your local FLAPS. > The back reads," the only synthetic oil engineered with Castrol > conventional oil and Syntec molecular components" > I'm no chemical engineer so I goes on what I reads. Sorry man, this stuffs > a blend accordingto the lableing. How much of what, got no idea. > During a 400 mile drive today thou it helped keep Vinnie in a really cool > way. 98š-101š and the needle never went above it's former dino level (1/2 > needle above the led light).

OK, guys, you're both right. Syntec blend is the cheap stuff, Syntec (full synthetic) is the expensive stuff.

Larry '82 diesel->Jetta Westy w/ 5-50 Castrol Syntec @ $4.00/L.


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