Re: Synthetic vs Natural Oil

[John Graham <jgraham1@erols.com>]

Mike Marion wrote:

> Shane begged oil related opinions by asking:
>
> >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...
>
> IMHO...
>
> Most (?) engines burn more oil on synthetic.  Synthetic doesn't burn well.
> Synthetic makes a mess of your cylinders, valves, etc when it doesn't burn
> well

Wrong and shame on you. Synthetics keep the the cylinders and valves cleanerthan
natural oil. And they don't burn more oil.

>

> Synthetic costs too much.  Unless you are racing or park outside in
> Alaska, save your money.  Buy Castrol GTX and change every 3-4k miles.
> Your Audi engine will last 200k+ miles whether or not you use synthetic.
> Oil was the motivation for Desert Storm.

So!

>
>
> These (car related) opinions are the result of observing the results of
> switching to "normal" oil on:
>
>         89 MR2, 944S, 85 TCQ, Chrysler Minivan, SAAB 9000T, '87 VW GTI.

You should have fixed the leaks first.

>
>
> I don't know who's opinions these are but I agree with most of them.
>
> ;-)
>
> Mike
>
>

John1990 CQ