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From: piner@pur-phy.UUCP (Richard Piner)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: syn-oil query
Message-ID: <1979@pur-phy.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Mar-86 04:35:17 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 28 04:35:17 1986
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Well, I went and did it. I ordered a new car over vacation. So now I
face a new question. What oil to use. Because there are differences
in detergents used in different brands of oil, it is important to
start with one brand and stick with it through out the life of the car.
That is how I got my little Vega through 12 years and 100,000 miles
and compression still meets specs. I have run nothing but Quaker State
10w-30. But the last time a I got a new car, syn-oil did not exist,
at least not on the car market, we used it in the lab though. Back
then, it cost $1000/gal. I must admit I have not kept up on current
technology as it concerns motor oil. Can anyone on the net point me
to a source of UNBIASED information on syn-oils and their advantages
over natural oil. I know that oil has two functions, clean the engine,
and lubricate the engine. I change oil often to keep the engine clean.
Any good oil, natural or otherwise, will lubricate long after it gets
too dirty. Here in the midwest, there is a lot of dirt in the air,
oil gets dirty fast, and so I change my oil three times a year.
Breakdown is not an issue for me. I don't run the engine that hard or
the oil that long. Is there really any good reason to run syn-oil?
Somehow, I just know this is going to start a debate.

						Richard Piner
						piner@pur-phy.UUCP