Maybe not, but it undoubtedly contains unhelpful substances that would not
be present in "fresh" petroleum products, such as Waxoyl and other
preparations. In that sense it seems like a questionable sort of
economizing. There is also possibly an environmental issue related to
dripping waste oil around town, though in all likelihood the MG is already
guilty of that.
on 1/6/12 12:52 AM, Paul Hunt at paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> Quite. But the point is that oil that has just come out of an engine after
> a regular routine change is hardly going to corrode your chassis away!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>>> Some say it is full of acids that will eat your chassis
>>> away, but forget it has just come out of your engine and soft-metal
>>> bearings
>>
>> ...and that is why you are supposed to change your oil at regular
>> intervals.
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Menlo Park, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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