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Re: synthetics

To: Harrison Sapir <hsapir@buckeyeweb.com>
Subject: Re: synthetics
From: Greg & Britt <image_one@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 14:46:35 -0800
CC: "quattro@coimbra.ans.net" <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Organization: Baddogs!
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Harrison Sapir wrote:
> 
> sad story here: before i knew any better, I added a quart of Castrol Syntec to my
> 5000tq when it was down a quart. not knowing that the chemicals in synthetic oil
> actively repel those of standard oil, I drove on. One mile later the pressure in
> the system blew up an oil return line on the turbocharger. Oh, sometimes you learn
> things the hard way.

IMHO, that failure was a co-inky-dink! You didn’t pay homage to the Audi
Gods (Goddesses?)

84 5KT (over 150Kmi running Mobil 1)
87 5KCST (25K since switching to Mobil 1)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Be careful of the toes you step on today, they may
be connected to the butt you kiss tomorrow.....

References:
- Re: synthetics
  - From: Avi <Avi@cosmoslink.net>
- Re: synthetics
  - From: hsapir@buckeyeweb.com (Harrison Sapir)

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