dino to synth - Turbo problems?

[Robert Mangas]

  I am a synthetic oil user and booster; for you though, I'd question the 
wisdom of changing something that was obviously working well :).

  My only horror story involves an '85 jetta.  I switched to synthetic oil 
at about 125k, and within 2000 miles had no end of oil leaks.  In that case, 
hindsight showed the switch to be not worth it.  Having new leaks spring up 
upon switching to synthetic lubricant after a long period of non-synthetic 
use is not uncommon.

$0.02

>From: <mark.e.woodland at gsk.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: dino to synth - Turbo problems?
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:06:13 -0500
>
>Greetings,
>After following the recent thread on bulk synthetics, I was ready to take
>the plunge on Max, the '87 5KTQ w / 268k (all dino miles)., as I'm still
>adding 1000 miles a week, and the oil change intervals have stretched.
>On doing some local inquiry I was told the horror story of a guy that
>switched over on his S**b Turbo, only to have the detergent action of the
>synth loosen up some deposit or another, and sieze the turbo. Scared me
>enough to continue with the dino, but I am curious to know if anyone else
>has any similar horrors to share.
>What would be the suggested time or mileage to change the oil filter after
>the transition to synth, assuming that the synth had just pulled a lot of
>deposits out of the engine?
>Thanks,
>Mark
>
>
>
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