The Baby - long - (Now synth. oil)

[Ryan Hoitink]

I may be wrong here, but it is my understanding that, when oil leaks are
present, synthetics such as Mobil 1 are more likely to get past the faulty
seal than an equivalent wight dino oil.  I remember hearing somewhere that
the molecules of synthetic oil are more uniform, and designed to flow more
easily, therefore they also leak more easily.  So, you may see some
improvement if you switch to dino oil, based on what I've said.
Additionally, you could probably switch to a heavier weight oil, especially
with summer coming, and get by until you get sick of burning up oil.

Also, some people will say that all 2.8 engines burn oil.  I think they're
just trying to justify the fact that theirs does.  I have one with 115,000
miles on it, and one with 151,000 miles on it, and neither burns a drop
between changes.  And I use Mobil 1.


-Ryan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Payne" <quattro at isham-research.com>
To: <DOUBLDz at aol.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 12:01 AM
Subject: Re: The Baby - long


> > The owner of the shop himself called me to tell me the results. He's
been
> > building engines for 30 years (Porsches, I believe...that's what he
races
> > these days anyway). He worked on Audis for 20 years and claims to know
those
> > engines top to bottom too. Anyway, knowing the service record on the car
and
> > assuming I drive it like a lady ;-) he seems to feel that the Mobil 1 is
the
> > cause of the damage to the engine.
>
> What weight do you use?
>
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