In a message dated 11/25/01 3:34:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rstca@hemmings.com writes:
> I'm no expert and others are, but my guess is that conventional oil would
> not deteriorate any more than a synthetic. I would tend to think that the
> only things that might be at all detrimental to the engine would be the
> combustion byproducts that find their way into the sump oil, and these will
> end up in whatever oil is in the sump with the synthetics having no
> advantage there.
>
> Glen
Glen,
Well, I've been reading up at the Castrol Syntech and Mobile 1 web-sites
regarding the advantages of synthetics. According to Castrol, corrosive
particles such as rust, acid, soot and oxidized fuel fragments are
neutralized and suspended so they can be removed by the oil filter. The
Mobile 1 site is not quite as informative, or maybe Mobile just isn't
claiming any neutralizing abilities like Castrol is for Syntech. Anyway, I
certainly am getting many responses to my question! What a great list and
thanks to all that have responded so far. I guess I'll have to post my
conclusions...when I make some.
Donny V
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