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Re: What's the word on sythetic oil?

Posted by Rich Brkich on August 18, 2004 at 13:12:17:
I can see your point.... if you are not going to drive the car into the ground (i.e. keep it for sveral years or more), regular changes at 5K miles with dino oil is fine.
Having said that, many current engines are built with very tight tolerances (keeping thigs tight helps keep emissions low) and start-up lubrication is very cirtcial - synthetics are really good for these applications. For example, my 2003 VW Passat Wagon - VWs specs for motor oil for the ULEV 1.8L 4 cyl turbocharged engine in my car pretty much mandates synthetic or synthetic blended motor oil.
Happy Listening,
Rich Brkich
Retailer & Audio Asylum Industry Liaison