Re: Synthetic vs Natural Oil

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

>I would like to gather some opinions on using synthetic oils vs "natural"
>oils...   I have had good success using synthetics in my motorcycles, but I am
>not sure whether it is worth the extra money to put it in the Audi...

<insert screams of stark terror here>

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[FYI: Some people feel they are worthwhile.  Some people are adamant that
they provide no benefit.  Some people don't really care.  Just about everyone
agrees that regular oil changes are more important than just using synthetic 
oil, and testing appears to show that motor oil, whether natural or synthetic,
is well capable of handling drain intervals longer than 3000 miles.  Those 
that use synthetic oil typically like the peace-of-mind that they get from 
running it, regardless of whether or not it has any proven advantage over 
natural oil.  Synthetic tends to be more detergent, though, and _may_ cause 
older engines to leak oil as it removes built-up sludge around the oil seals.]

Now, let us see how long THIS oil thread is going to last...   :-(

Later,
Eric
'85 Coupe GT, 145K miles, Mobil-1 since 70K, won't ever go back
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