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1. [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 08:13:09 -0800
i have never used any synthetic engine oil because i was told many years ago that it would soften all the gaskets and seals and they would leak big time. have i been misled? anyone have any experienc
/html/healeys/2008-02/msg00170.html (6,785 bytes)

2. [Healeys] Synthetic Oils (score: 1)
Author: "Fred Wescoe" <fredwescoe@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:06:23 -0400
I have wondered about the sensibility or value of changing to synthetic oils. When compared to normal oils, do the synthetic oils really allow less engine wear, remove more deposits allowing for the
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00784.html (8,092 bytes)

3. Re: [Healeys] Synthetic Oils (score: 1)
Author: "pieter scheenhouwer" <pieterscheen@optusnet.com.au>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:38:23 +1000
A while ago an Australian magazine "Hot Fours" took a modern turbo four cylinder car and after tuning it and doing a complete oil and filter change using "regular" oils put the car on a dyno. They t
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00785.html (9,379 bytes)

4. Re: [Healeys] Synthetic Oils (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:56:16 -0700
Hi Fred, You'll get lots of opinions (the List has been slow lately ;). I've done some research and given it a lot of thought and have come to the following conclusion: if you drive a lot of highway
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00786.html (9,780 bytes)

5. Re: [Healeys] Synthetic Oils (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:58:48 -0700
Which "modern turbo four cylinder" car has rear wheel drive? bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net ** _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.n
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00787.html (7,837 bytes)

6. [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "James Shope" <healeymanjim@hansencc.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:23:22 -0700
has anyone other than me had any problem using synthetic oils and having all the seals and gaskets start to leak. modern cars are designed for synthetics, but my old healey was not happy with synthet
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00800.html (7,179 bytes)

7. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Mr. Bill" <bn1@pacbell.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:13:41 -0700
The same happened to a friend of mine in his early BN1 #484. Years ago he did an oil change to Mobile 1. He got up the next morning to find it all over his garage floor. That was enough for me to st
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00803.html (7,983 bytes)

8. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:11:19 +0800
Its not the oil, its the weight. Lighter oils leak more. If you put MTL in your gearbox it'll leak more than 20-50. I put MT90 in my box and it leaks much less than before. Alan -- Sent from Gmail f
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00806.html (8,622 bytes)

9. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 8:58:49 -0400
When I had my BJ8 engine rebuilt in 01, I added synthetic. No leaks--really--but--I found the synthetic caused a delay--yes a delay--in lubrication upon starting which caused a distinct engine knock
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00810.html (9,573 bytes)

10. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:19:58 -0400
The fellow at Tractor Supply said, during our conversation, that he had put synthetic oil in his '58 Chevy pickup. It leaked like crazy for a few days then quit. He hypothesized that the new syntheti
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00839.html (8,054 bytes)

11. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Vasquez" <mike.vasquez@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:22:58 -0700
Heh. Or maybe all the oil was gone.... _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/h
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00855.html (8,976 bytes)

12. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Alan Seigrist" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:12 +0800
I have MT90 in my BJ8 gearbox and I can tell you it leaks alot less than when I had 30wt in it. Putting it in six years ago I only had to top it up with less than half a quart just yesterday. Alan '5
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00859.html (9,974 bytes)

13. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Bob Johnson" <robert.w.johnson@charter.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:47:42 -0400
I somehow knew, before I even hit the send button, that someone would say Bob Johnson BJ8 _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@auto
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00875.html (7,971 bytes)

14. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: "Mike Vasquez" <mike.vasquez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:24:08 -0700
It just seemed so amusingly plausible I couldn't resist :-) _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Healeys@autox.team.net http://autox.team.n
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00888.html (8,690 bytes)

15. Re: [Healeys] synthetic oils (score: 1)
Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:00:31 -0700
In aviation circles, mineral oil is known to do a better job of scavenging combustion byproducts. It also degrades more gracefully than synthetic (though synthetic holds its characteristics longer).
/html/healeys/2008-07/msg00915.html (8,741 bytes)


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