- 1. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: Jonathan Lee <lchlee@shaw.ca>
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 04:02:35 -0700
- I'm using 15-50 Mobil 1 sythentic for my Lotus Elan. It seems to work really well, but I have a severe oil burning issue. I need to top up every so often. I know it's normal for an old engine like m
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- 2. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:23:51 -0400
- Jonathan, What do you mean by "top up every so often"? If you are used to modern engines, any "60's or 70's vintage engine is going to seem like a real oil burner. Plus a Lotus Twin Cam engine has LO
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- 3. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:38:05 -0500
- The spec sheet on the TR4 gives normal oil consumption as 4000 miles per gallon. That's a quart every 1000 miles. An IMPERIAL quart every thousand miles! Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota US
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- 4. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: "jeff parker" <lugnut@texas.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:20:49 -0500
- Early 911's spec 1 liter per 1000 km. Or about a quart every 620 miles. Jeff Parker thousand /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try /// http://www.team.net/mailman
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- 5. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: REPilfold@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:26:19 EDT
- But then again. I own a '71 240Z, 400K miles, original engine, a valve job 150K ago and nothing else. It needs no topping up between 3K mile Castrol GTX oil changes. It is however on it's third gearb
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- 6. Re: mobile1- synthetic oil (score: 1)
- Author: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:53:16 -0400
- Maybe I should have said any "non Japanese vintage engine":-) I owned (and used Very Hard) a 74 260Z for almost 190K miles. Similar oil mileage to your 240 with 20W-50 GTX. No gearbox problems or clo
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