> To: BRITISH-CARS@autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 92 18:55:48 PST
> From: Dave 'Software God' Van Horn <spitfire?DaveVH@microsoft.com>
> Subject: Synthetic Oil
>
> PATRICK KREJCIK asks:
>
> > Whatever happened to the argument I tried to start about synthetic
> engine oils. Castrol sells one for 4 times the price of XL. Is it worth
> it? Is it SOL endorsed?
>
> Well, what little I know about oil convinced me of the worth of
> synthetic oils, especially the new Castrol. I put Castrol Syntec in my
> Lotus's fresh engine when I removed the break-in oil. Ten minutes
I wonder if this is a good idea. What you want for the first few
thousand miles on a fresh engine is wear, even after the break-in oil is
replaced. I'd be inclined to wait until the engine had 2-5k miles on it
before using of these super slippery synthetics.
Roland
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