Re: Switch to synthetic at 160k?

[Alex Tomic <atomic7@home.com>]

> I know this a constent Debate on this list but.....I think everyone who is
> considering going to Synthetic should read car and drivers report on oils
> and see that in fact in there study with over 200 types of oils they used on
> cars for long term they were unable to find ANY oils that were better than
> one another....They even went as much to say in the report that Synthetic
> had NO better protection for ANY of the cars they tested long term......The
> only thing it may have done that they noticed is reduced the temp by as
> little as 6 degrees for the first two months of having it in the test
> vehicles.....Now the thing they did was changed the oils at the manufactures
> (oil compnays that is) request so regular oils were changed at 3,600 and
> synthetic was changed at 5,000 (miles)...they noticed no differance at
> all.....and in the long run regular oil was still 30% cheaper!

Yes, I think it seems to depend more on who you ask and what magazine
article/report you read as to whether synthetic is better... all I know
is what i've seen. My cousin used synth in his 89 jetta for about 160k
mi (before he sold it), taking every single gear to 6500 rpm (on a 8v!)
every time out... and his engine was still excellent condition. You
can't get much more abusive than that! I figure that report C&D did was
for more normal conditions? I drive my cars very hard, so I want every
bit of protection i can get... i don't want to be thinking when i'm on a
highway onramp at 4500rpm "ooh i'm taking a lot of life out of my
engine, i should shift".
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