Re: oil change interval w/mobil 1

["mlcmlcmlc" <mlcmlc@enter.net>]

Zsolt,

The way I understand it, although synthetic oil will not easily break down
from either heat, pressure,wear, etc---over time/use it will get just as
dirty as regular oil. So I figure better safe then sorry.  I gave my story
as a testimony of reasonable maintence vs condition.  Most people wouldn't
believe a car (any car) with over 200,000 miles wouldn't use a quart of oil
in 5 or 6000 miles.  The stuff works.

happy driving,   (no tickets)!
Joel Stetina
-----Original Message-----
From: Zsolt Kovacs <zsolt@telusplanet.net>
To: mlcmlcmlc <mlcmlc@enter.net>
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: oil change interval w/mobil 1


>I just got my 86 5k tq recently, and changing over to synth. Just one quick
>question.
>
>"howard i've used mobil 1 15 - 50 for almost three years and i change it
every
>3000 - 3500 miles. at that mileage my lifters always tell me its time to
renew."
>
>Why are you changing your oil so often? Isn't one of the characteristics of
>synth is to last much longer 15-20k before it starts braking down?
>
>   Zsolt
>
>mlcmlcmlc wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mlcmlcmlc <mlcmlc@enter.net>
>> To: AQUATTRO4U@aol.com <AQUATTRO4U@aol.com>; Mike Mulholland
>> <meyeke@netinc.ca>
>> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>> Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 12:50 PM
>> Subject: oil change interval w/mobil 1
>>
>> >Hi guys,
>> >
>> >I've been using mobil 1 for more then 10 years. When I bought my 87
5000TQ
>> >it had 89,000 miles on it. I immediately started using 15w-50 mobil 1 in
it
>> >also.  I now have 204,787 and I do not use one quart between oil
changes.
>> (I
>> >had it inspected /emission tested yesterday). Oh, it passed the first
time.
>> >I change the oil and filter every 5000 to 6000 miles.
>> >Additionally, this motor's never been apart, and I'm running around one
>> bar.
>> >My only trouble is I think that the turbo seal's leaking a minor amount:
>> >(blows oil on"cold" starts and the rubber boot to the plenum puddles
oil).
>> >NO, the oil there is not comming from the crank vent, that's routed to
>> >somewhere else... Does the k-24 turbo fit as an exact replacement for
the
>> >K-26 which the older cars have?
>> >
>> >Joel Stetina<mlcmlc@enter.net>
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Mike Mulholland <meyeke@netinc.ca>
>> >To: AQUATTRO4U@aol.com <AQUATTRO4U@aol.com>
>> >Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>> >Date: Monday, November 23, 1998 9:47 PM
>> >Subject: oil change interval
>> >
>> >
>> >>howard i've used mobil 1 15 - 50 for almost three years and i change it
>> >>every 3000 - 3500 miles. at that mileage my lifters always tell me its
>> time
>> >>to renew.
>> >>
>> >>mike
>> >>86 5kcdtq
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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