On Sat, 07 Mar 1998 09:39:32 -0800 Skip Kelsey <kelsey@value.net> writes:
>Rene and Marion:
>
>In my humble opinion, Pure synthetic is the only way to go. I run
>synthetic
>oil in every car that I own. I do extended oil drains, and have no
>adverse
>effects. I have had the oil analized to prove this. Synthetic will
>stand up
>to heat much better than standard mineral oil. That is why all
>turbinetype
>(jet) engines use only synthetic oils.
>There are several brands on the market. I have a preference for Amsoil
>&
>Redline products. Redlines Manual transmission oil is the best that I
>have
>seen, while Amsoils 20/50 Series 2000 race oil is the best for all my
>MGs,including the 48 MG Y, and the 52 TD.
Skip - But would you recommend it for an engine not recently rebuilt ?
>From what I've seen the product is highly superior - but I'm concerned
that changing
from mineral to synthetic on engines that may never have been rebuilt
will dissilve the sealing wax and chewing gum thats holding them
together!!
mike robson
69 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster
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