Re: Armor All, Synthetic Transmission Fluid, Synthetic Engine Oil

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Mar 19,  9:20am, Paul C. Waterloo wrote:
> Subject: Armor All, Synthetic Transmission Fluid, Synthetic Engine Oil
> In response to a couple of posts:
> 
> ARMOR ALL
> 
> I agree that Armor All is not a great product, for interior use, I use ZYMOL
> Vinyl. 

Believe it or not, I've had really good experience with Turtle
Wax's "Clear Guard".  For what it's worth.

> If you haven't tried the other ZYMOL products, such as their wax, you need to.
> Before you wax the car, you use a product called HD Cleanse, it is applied after
> you wash the car.

I love Zymol waxes... I've found them to be not quite as durable as
others, but they are *such* a joy to apply, it just doesn't matter.
The HD Cleanse stuff, on the other hand... well, I think Zymol 
recommends that you use the cleanse once every 6 months or so.  My
experience says that you'll use it exactly once, and your arms and
shoulders may start to recover a few years down the road!


> SYNTHETIC TRANSMISSION FLUID

Someone mentioned that using synth fluid causes wear of the synchros.
I've heard this, too... the claim was that synchros rely on viscous
coupling to get them up to speed, and with a thinner lubricant, they
tend to not spin up as readily.  Anyone know any more about this?


> SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL
> 
> I've been using Mobil 1 ...  From a scientific standpoint on
> lubricants, it is definitely a superior lubricant to normal because of its
> atomic structure. 

Has nothing to do with atomic structure (at least not in Mobil 1's
case).  Has to do with the fact that there are much fewer impurities
in the oil (e.g. no wax).

Dan Masi

'96 A4Q (but it's still sitting in Ingolstadt!!)