[Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 66 ----- ( a matter of choice )

[TexasTDI]

***Lubricants are important  --- and do I like syn ??? yes ---but I do not
like the price.***

Synthetic oils are only more expensive on the shelf.  Once you start using
them you'll be saving money due to extended drain intervals.  By changing
your oil only once or twice a year, instead of 4, 5, or 6 times a year, you
save money in the long run.

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 241k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9 TDI (turbo diesel) - 99k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
http://www.amsoil.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H.Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 1:41 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit droppings # 66 ----- ( a matter of choice )


Val Christian had something right IMHO   IMHO   --- the word is  "ART" not
science.

The real thing here is TLC  for your Rabbit.  --- That spells TIME  and lots
of it.

Lubricants are important  --- and do I like syn ??? yes ---but I do not like
the price.

Did I investigate in depth ??? certainly.     So it is an ART to do what is
right.

The best of the crude is used for high end lubes like  AVIATION  ---lube.
Why is that ?
--money.    To wind up with an ashless lube --- it is done by selecting
crude. So now
we wind up with two problems ----- good lubrication and good combustion.  So
does Dino
lubricate well ? yes.   Does it burn well ?  yes.        Does syn lubricate
well ???   yes.
Does it burn well ?   ---- NO.       So we are back to "ART".

Ask any refiner ---- and I bet they say  --- a lot of art is involved.  Like
making BEER ---
do you think it is all science ?

Here are the numbers on ASH (sash)    from Esso Exxon Mobil.   EE 100 ------
Ash mass %  NIL.     Sulfur mass %  0.50.

So why do we not use that in diesels ?    NIL sash sounds good ----- enter
DA CRAP.

Dispersant for soot and things to neutralize acid ---- and so on. Are
needed.

Name me a Syn  fully certified for Aircraft engines ???  that should give
you a hint of
what I am talking about.    Piston engines.

The very properties that makes Syn so great ---is counter productive in
certain applications.

ALL the syn's that I checked are loaded with ASH (sash).

NO    API    I do not use.       Wisdom and experience ---- believe it.
Better non API
oils may be available -----   now we are talking ARTs.

Cheap Dino like Loren said ----may coke up the top rings ---I agree
  ---enter  the ART.

Why ART ?   because only you know the condition of use ---- Inuvik and Texas
desert the same ?
nuff said.       Here on the "WET COAST"   moisture is a problem ---- that
calls for a rust
preventative. -------- .

Someone here asked why the  6 month or whatever rule ???  super question   I
never
got a believable answer.   But Hagar the artist thinks he knows.

Having a LOT of fun  ---this is Rabitdosious weather . ---bet your ass.

Her is my Poetic side :       You have to say DY like them Scottish ones.
means to do.

"To dy and dy , and dy some more
and dy and dy your whole life thry
but nary dy a chore.

So is it work?     never.

Hagar.