Re: Synthetic oil caused lifters to go bad?

[DeWitt Harrison <de@aztek.com>]

On Tue, 10 Jun 1997 14:29:28 -0400, Glenn Kaufman wrote:

>What kind of evidence do you have for the synthetic oil causing the lifters
>to go bad?  Has anybody else heard of this?

It may have been a case of synthetic oil bringing worn lifters to the
light of day.

>At 09:32 AM 6/10/97 -0400, Rick wrote:
>>Is it advisable to use synthetic oil in this Audi?  I have a '90 80q that
>>I switched over to Mobil 1 at 60K miles and it caused my lifters to go bad.
>>After replacing all of the lifters and switching back to "real" oil and
>>changing at 3K intervals, I haven't had another problem.

Key words being "replacing all of the lifters."

>>Also, does it make sense that my ABS OFF panel light flickers on at
>>highway speeds when my brakes are worn?

Failing, damaged or incorrectly positioned wheel motion sensor. Had
any CVJ or clutch work done lately?

>>Rick R.
>>rrollins@usa.net
>>Stow, MA
>>'90  80q 5sp