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[Fwd: Re: Synthetic vs Natural Oil]



Greg & Britt wrote:
> 
> Shane Allen Snyder wrote:
> >
> > 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...
> I’ve had my two 5K turbos on mobil1 15-50 ever since the first turbo
> went south because of coking in the bearing area. Ist turbo went 70k
> miles on Castrol GTX 20-50.  Second Turbo (in car#1) now has 150k miles
> on it with no signs of any problem. It ain’t cheap though.
> 
> GT
> 84 5KT
> 87 5KT
> 
> ...if you wanted cheap parts you should have bought a Toyota.
> Overheard at Carlsen parts counter. Yesss, it was Linda!