quattro Digest, Vol 3, Issue 101

[Larry C. Leung]

Castrol offers Syntech and Syntech Blend. I found that after a hard
run, such as an autocross that Syntech ends up with more lifter noise 
than M1, although both do it. That's in the 200Q. Never had such issues
in my aspro GTi, which was Autocrossed ALOT. I imagine turbo temps
have something to do with it. The lifters in the turbo car would quiet
down
after more street oriented driving, however. Weird thing, oil temps were
never as high as the oil temps of the GTi, at least according to the
factory
gauges. 

LL - NY


> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:16:14 -0500
> From: Bob DAmato <bob at audisport.com>
> Subject: Re: mixing dino and syn
> To: Phil Payne <quattro at isham-research.com>
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <400ABF5E.5060905 at audisport.com>
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> 
> Isnt the Castrol Syntech also a blend? Ive heard good things about 
> it 
> but never tried it.
> 
> 
> Phil Payne wrote:
> 
> >>I've been mixing synthetic and regular for over two years now AND 
> NO
> >>problems.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >VAG does it for us inthe UK.  "Synta Gold" is fully synthetic, 
> "Synta" (without the "Gold") is
> >a semi-synth.
> >
> >--
> >  Phil Payne
> >  http://www.isham-research.com
> >  +44 7785 302 803
> >