Mike,
Do synthetics have the same viscosity characteristics as minerals?
When my 1275 was smoking really bad, one almost universal advice was
to make sure I was using the correct grade of oil. I am told that a
typical modern mineral oil of 5W/ 40 grade is just too thin.
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Mike & Kerry Gigante" <mikeg at vicnet.net.au>
To: "Spridgets@Autox.Team.Net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 14 September 2001 06:44
Subject: [back onto LBCs] An amazing A-series engine story
>
> Why? Synthetic oil. We used Mobil 1 and though the engine was
extremely hot, the oil did not
> breakdown like a conventional oil would have.
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