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Re: [Healeys] Does synthetic oil leak more?

To: Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net>, "warthodson@aol.com" <warthodson@aol.com>, "050.rpl@gmail.com" <050.rpl@gmail.com>, "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Does synthetic oil leak more?
From: Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 16:57:54 +0000
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Thread-topic: [Healeys] Does synthetic oil leak more?
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Harold,
It is possible to have a leak free Austin-Healey, once the oil has all drai=
ned out!!!!!!!

Jean

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Sent: January 11, 2020 10:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Does synthetic oil leak more?

Hello,

All of your observations are a factor. Here are some comments from an artic=
le about synthetic oil leaks:

Synthetic oil WILL NOT cause leaks. It may however make already worn-out ga=
skets/seals more evident, by leaking past them, and/or cleaning any sludge =
and other gunk that was sealing the existing leak. This is because Syntheti=
c oil has much better cleaning properties, flows much better than conventio=
nal oil, and hence also lubricates much better than conventional oil (This =
is a good thing).

I use a GL-4 synthetic gear oil in my transmission and it leaks. Believe it=
 not not one of the leak mechanisms is from the interior along the bolts an=
d drips from the bolt head on the exterior. I am changing the gaskets on my=
 transmission and trying bonded sealing neoprene washers on the fasteners.

I may be pursuing the impossible dream of a leak free Healey.... Harold


From: warthodson@aol.com [mailto:warthodson@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 7:24 AM
To: manifold@telus.net; 050.rpl@gmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Does synthetic oil leak more?
I am not a leak expert, but I find this hard to understand. For there to be=
 a leak there has to be a hole. Is it because the synthetic oil molecules a=
re smaller than the non-synthetic oil molecules? Given that the "holes" com=
e in different sizes this seems illogical. Is it because the synthetic oil =
is more slippery? How is that measured? How much more slippery is it?
Gary Hodson
-----Original Message-----
From: Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net>
To: 'R. Lindsay' <050.rpl@gmail.com>; 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net=
>
Sent: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 7:55 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear Axle Oil

The biggest difference you will notice with synthetic gear oils is they lea=
k
more than non-synthetic.


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Harold,</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">It is possible to have a leak free Austin-Healey, on=
ce the oil has all drained out!!!!!!!</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Jean</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0cm"><b>From: </b><a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net";>Harold Manifold</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>January 11, 2020 10:53 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:warthodson@aol.com";>warthodson@aol.com</a>; <a=
 href=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com";>
050.rpl@gmail.com</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Does synthetic oil leak more?</p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:blue">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:blue">All of your&nbsp;observations are a factor=
. Here are some comments from an article about synthetic oil leaks:</span><=
o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Synthetic oil WILL NOT cause leaks. It may however m=
ake already worn-out gaskets/seals more evident, by leaking past them, and/=
or cleaning any sludge and other gunk that was sealing the existing leak. T=
his is because Synthetic oil has much
 better cleaning properties, flows much better than conventional oil, and h=
ence also lubricates much better than conventional oil (This is a good thin=
g).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:blue">I use a GL-4 synthetic gear oil in my tran=
smission and it leaks. Believe it not not one of the leak mechanisms is fro=
m the interior along the bolts and drips from
 the bolt head on the exterior. I am changing the gaskets on my transmissio=
n and trying bonded sealing neoprene washers on the fasteners.</span><o:p><=
/o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:blue">I may&nbsp;be pursuing the impossible drea=
m of a leak free Healey.... Harold</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US"><img border=3D"0" width=3D"708"=
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m:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&qu=
ot;Tahoma&quot;,sans-serif"> warthodson@aol.com [mailto:warthodson@aol.com]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 11, 2020 7:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> manifold@telus.net; 050.rpl@gmail.com; healeys@autox.team.net<br=
>
<b>Subject:</b> Does synthetic oil leak more?</span><span lang=3D"EN-US"><o=
:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">I am not a leak expert, but I find this h=
ard to understand. For there to be a leak there has to be a hole. Is it bec=
ause the synthetic oil molecules are smaller than
 the non-synthetic oil molecules? Given that the &quot;holes&quot; come in =
different sizes this seems illogical. Is it because the synthetic oil is mo=
re slippery? How is that measured? How much more slippery is it?&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Gary Hodso=
n<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style=3D"font-s=
ize:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">-----Origi=
nal Message-----<br>
From: Harold Manifold &lt;manifold@telus.net&gt;<br>
To: 'R. Lindsay' &lt;050.rpl@gmail.com&gt;; 'Healey List' &lt;healeys@autox=
.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 7:55 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear Axle Oil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Ar=
ial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
The biggest difference you will notice with synthetic gear oils is they lea=
k<br>
more than non-synthetic.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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