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Copy of: Synthetic oils and teflon additives




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From:   DENNIS JONES, 104573,1166
TO:     quattro-digest, INTERNET:quattro@coimbra.ans.net
DATE:   2/24/97 10:16 PM

RE:     Copy of: Synthetic oils and teflon additives

Having a 1996 A6 Wagon and just acquired a 1992 V8 Quattro, I checked out
the Internet for 
sources of info and found the quattro-digest.  Also found recent messages
on oil additives 
etcetera and thought my experience might help.

Have used Tufoil with Castrol Syntec in the A6 since I got it, and just
started using it in the V8.  Why?
Well, I also have a 1987 Mustang GT, automatic, that has now exceeded
310,000 miles of HARD 
driving, and the engine still checks out like new; the only thing we ever
did to the engine was change
the gaskets under the rocker covers (used the opportunity to put in 1.7
roller rockers).  This car has had
synthetic oils in it since 50,000 miles, with Tufoil at every oil change
(every 3,000 miles).  The initial
improvement in gas mileage was 5%, performance at least 5%.  So impressive
that I replaced
all lubricants with the synthetic equivalents (from Red Line Oils, though I
still use Syntec in the engine).

The V8 now has Syntec 5W50 with Tufoil in the engine, Red Line synthetic
ATF in the transmission and
centre differential, and as soon as I can find where they are, the other
two diffs will get Red Line 
syntheric 75W90 in them!  No Teflon, of course, except for the engine!

If this gives me 300,000 miles from the V8, I shall be delighted!

Dennis Jones.