RE: Prolong

["PAT MARTIN" <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>]

Snake oil or not, I have used Slick 50, and Mobil 1, Duralube and Mobil 1,
and now Prolong and Castrol Syntex (Castrol advertises the same qualities
as Prolong et al--Mobil 1 is the patent owner of all synthetics) in all my
high power, turbo cars since 1985;  13 years.

Not in high powered turbo cars but I have used slick 50 in all my cars before 
my Audi.  Never really thought about why.  I guess I just believed the hype.


I have had 3 Mitsu Starion turbo cars, 1 Audi V8 (still own), and 1 Dodge
Stealth Twin Turbo AWD (still own).  I took one of the Starions to 140k
plus before I sold it--that one I replaced the turbo, NOT because of oil
deprivation or coking, but because they weren't built back then with turbo
bypass valves and eventually the turbine blades were bent back that it
threw off its balance causing the turbo to stop.

The underlying question is: would it have lasted just as long with regular oil 
changes.


I have 80k plus on the V8.  I have 155k on the twin turbo Stealth (has

bypass valves).  No turbo problems yet.  If anything's gonhna eat oil for
lunch, it's turbos.

Oil related failures on Audi's are very rare occurrences.   Even Audi turbos 
are fairly durable.  
As for Misu's I cannot speak to their reliability but my guess is with proper 
oil changes these #s are fairly typical?


But I ain't changing with my experience, snake oil or not.

Just doing your part to keep the unemployment rates down.:-)  Bob Eubanks 
needs another additive company so he can make his mortgage payment.


Shoot, if electronic engineers can make a 0.1 micron transistor, why can't
chemical/ petrol engineers make better oil?

If you notice the best chemical/petrol engineers do not make the additives.  
Only the fringe ones do.


Pat Martin
864000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled and 
stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with Yokohama A520's turning it,  K&N and 
uh....  
84 4000sq NEW.  AKA: The beater.
95 subaru legacy 
Bothell, Wa