If this community is to survive, we have to eventually get back to topics other than the terrorist actions this week. Sniping at other listers and allies is a sign to me that that time is now. Here i
I have been considering changing my boring Ford Escort to synthetic, and a friend told me that the gaskets won't swell as much with it, causing leaks. Have you experienced any of that? Also, when I c
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 t
I use synthetics in all my a-series engines except the old clunker motors. I have been doing so since 1994 and my engines don't smoke. When cold, 5W40 is very thin and may well seep down the valve g
Thanks Mike. I agree. It has gotten to the point of arguement and I am content to allow President Bush and his very capable team of advisors sort this out, pinpoint the perpetrators, and decide on a
No - that's synthetic brake fluid. I have gone to synthetics in the engine, and I like them, for exactly the reasons Mike stated. Never had That scare tho. Larry -- Larry Macy 78 Midget Keep your top
Exactly Mike, There were pre-existing problems that are now largely sorted, and now the engine is bedded in I am considering the switch to syntetic, but wondered about equivalent grades, given the ad
Degergent oil, which keeps foreign particles suspended, is more likely to cause leakage than the old non-detergent oil. Never heard about synthetic oil acting that way on gaskets. Michael
== Finally!!! David, use a pin-point approach and try spraying carb cleaner, brake cleaner, WD40, whatever... doesn't matter, using the little applicator tubes that fit into the spray nozzle. Some sp
I've watched the "synthetic vs. conventional" debate on the Saturn forums for some time now. Generally with older engines (re: higher mileage and not freshly rebuilt), There's abuild up of sludges an
I'd get a new intake/exhaust gasket and use a product called Hylomar around both sides of the intake ports on the gasket using a small even coating. Hylomar is available at the usuall auto parts sto
Having a freshly rebuilt engine (250 miles), at what milage point can synthetic oil be used? Gerard -- Please visit Four Points Travel - Discount Online International Travel Reservations http://www.g
Most people who have switched have done so at the first oil chalnge, about 3,000 miles. My father changed to Mobil 1 in his 95 Ford ranger V6 at the first oil change. He's probably got around 100,000
<< I have been considering changing my boring Ford Escort to synthetic, and a friend told me that the gaskets won't swell as much with it, causing leaks. Have you experienced any of that? Also, when
<< Having a freshly rebuilt engine (250 miles), at what milage point can synthetic oil be used? >> Bob likes 10,000. By the way, all our cars, including the 119,000 Festiva, are on synthetic oil. Ann
I have always changed b/n 500 and 1000 miles. If you bed the motor in properly, that is more than sufficient. a) if you have new cam/lifters, run the motor at b/n 2000rpm and 2500rpm for 1/2 hr. b) s
Thanks for the answer, and gently correcting my spelling of petroleum. I guess the 6 years to get a 4 yr degree in English really were wasted. But, I can fall back on the 3AM plea, where an English
I too have had great results with Red Line and Mobil 1 as synthetic lubricants. But my vintage race midget just seems to leak so much oil out that I can't imagine pouring that expensive stiff in ther
Positive crankcase ventilation? I reinstalle a PCV valve on my meejit and it helped the leaks dramatically. Didn't stop them of course, but helped. Geoff Branch '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril" '72 Innocent