At 09:59 PM 8/18/99 -0400, R. Harrington wrote:
>Consumer's Report did a test on motor oil in the July '96 issue "In a 4 1/2
>million -mile test of 20 popular motor oils in 75 New York City taxicabs no
>single oil proved better thanany other" it goes on to say "Even the
>expensive synthetics worked no better than convential motor oils" (quotes
>from the 1997 buying guide). It may not apply to racing but I think it
>certainly applies to cars driven on the street and occasionally used for
>autocross etc.
>My .02 worth
>Bob H.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: MHKitchen@aol.com <MHKitchen@aol.com>
>To: vintage-race@autox.team.net <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 8:38 PM
>Subject: 2 cents on Oil
>
>
>>List:
>>
>>Ah, the great oil debate....
>>
> The new york test ripped down the engines at 50,000 miles. With todays
engines, fuels, and oils you could have done two oil changes and had about
the same results. Today we do not think that much of an engine going
150,000 200,000 miles. I want to see that test comparing oils and engine
wear at 100,000 not fifty when the engine is barely broke in
Ralph
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