[Vwdiesel] Synthetic oils YES

[hwy9fergs at comcast.net]

Hi all, had to pipe up on this one.  Pat may be quite wrong on the oil consumption.  I once felt the same way about that, even to the point of assuming that synthetics would increase oil consumption due to them being inherently "thinner".  Fact is, Mobil one 10/40 cured my oil consumption problem in my 91 eco jetta.  When I got it, I was having to add a quart every 500 miles.  I was bummed. The old lady who had it before me had only put 120000 miles of easy driving on it, but wasn't good about the oil changes, and just used wrong oil when she did have it done.  I didn't know it at the time, but the rings were obviously coked up and sticking. I started using the synthetics right away when I got it because it's a turbo, and after about 6 or 8 months of driving with the synthetic, the gunk was dissolved out of those rings and now I get about 2500 miles before needing to add.  No bull.  I know Sandy or Val can vouch for that, having said some time ago that "synthetic oil is a wonderful
 healer of engines"  ------That being said, if it's just plain worn out, it may or may not help but with low miles, I'd say- whatta ya have to lose??   Doug Ferguson

 Hi guys,
> 	So I've got an '84 Rabbit with about 122K miles on it. I've
> been running Cenex Superlube TMS motor oil in it (15W-40 weight).  But
> I thinking of switching over to a full synthetic oil.  My reasons for
> considering this are:
> 
> 1. Extending my oil change interval (I've been doing it every 3000
> 	miles).
> 2. To see if I can lower my oil consumption (I've already 
> installed a valve
> 	cover baffle.  Right now my consumption is about a quart every 1000
> 	miles.)
> 3. To see, first hand, whether I can boost my mpg with synthetic oil.
> 	I know many synthetic oil users claim to have seen a mpg
> 	increase.  I'm a mpg geek, so if I can squeeze out even another
> 	1 mpg, it would be cool in my book. 
>Bryan

HOWEVER, your oil consumption is very high.  This is not cureable by changing 
the oil.   Pat