[V8] Oil Weight

Audi Sport audisport44 at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 29 11:55:54 EST 2006


Thank you!
 
That's what I was looking for.
 
Dan



> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:37:48 -0600> From: indischrot at gmail.com> To: jpburns3 at gmail.com> CC: audisport44 at hotmail.com; v8 at audifans.com> Subject: Re: [V8] Oil Weight> > I've never ever heard any substantial/proven evidence against switching > to synthetic, only old-wives tales. Some say "well it makes dino-oil > seals leak" but most of the time those seals are leaking anyway. > Synthetics have come a long way since they were first introduced and a > lot of the sludge/build-up problems are long gone. I'm going to be > doing an oil change here soon, as well as a starter change, and will be > putting in M1 0W40 because I loved how well it's worked in my other > vehicles. It acts just like a 10W40 (or a 15W40) at most temperatures > but when it's below zero, it's thinner, flows easier, and warms up faster.> > ~Scott Simmons> > jpb3 wrote:> > >I highly reccomend that if you have a 15 year old motor that has always used> >Dino oil to NOT switch to Synthetic. It will clean all that useful varnish> >that has kept the seals plugged and you will have oil dripping out of the> >motor.> >> >John B> >> > > >> 


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