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Re: Synthetic vs Natural Oil
Michael,
Synthetic oil has it short comings regardless of all the misguided
information that is out there, unless you have a specific application,
extreme cold or... you are not doing yourself a favor by using it.. it is
MUCH better to use a good Std. oil and change it regularly.
As for your for opinion about "desert storm", rest assured that the ONLY
reason we went to war was OIL and OIL only.........there are many just
causes out there that we don't go to war for, put oil in the formula and
you will be amazed how quick we act.....
Avi
At 03:20 PM 12/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>>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. 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.
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>I disagree. I have read a book on the subject, or at least a book that
>has a section on the subject. I do not remember the author, but it was
>about alternative fuels, and stuff like that. The author provides charts
>showing that the oil is more stable at high and low tempuratures. Also,
>synthetic is pretty much pure lubricant with none of the waxes that are
>present in standard oil. Porsche uses synthetic in its engines, and
>although mine is not a turbo engine, i use it religiously due to the high
>oil tempuratures (upwards or 130 degrees C) that occur on long drives at
>high speeds. I would not trust that kind of heat with a standard oil, no
>matter how high the quality. The stability is just not there.
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>>Oil was the motivation for Desert Storm.
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>I dont htink so, we were not there for the oil, very little, if any of
>our oil comes from Iraq, it comes from the surrounding countries and from
>here as well. We were there protecting our Geopolitical ally, Israel
>from the muslims.
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>all of this is of course my opinion, and i would be able to give more
>facts, but i dont have the book handy...
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>Michael Sheridan Williams
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>170,000+ miles, and going like a new car
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