Fred,
Can't you go longer between oil changes with a synthetic? I've heard you can
go 10,000 miles between changes - which offsets the extra cost of the oil.
(Assuming synthetic costs approx. 3 times as much, you would about break
even.) I've been running 1/2 synthetic Valvoline in my Saab and I'm up to
265,000 miles with no engine problems yet. Typically changing the oil
between 3,000 and 10,000 miles max. For the LBC I was thinking about it more
from a storage standpoint. I mean, since I don't drive the MGB that often,
maybe I should run 100% synthetic in that engine. I'm cheap too, but I'm all
for trying to minimize problems before they start.
don
In a message dated 11/24/01 8:29:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
fredtal@industryinet.com writes:
> Here is mine...if you change oil often, and you should, then why spend the
> extra money? My old Chevy truck ran 200,000 miles on Castrol 20W-50 with
> the only engine part replaced being an oil pump. I'm cheap so there.
>
> Fred Talmadge
> 1961 Elva Courier
> S1 & S2 Lotus Elan
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