RE: Synthetics & Clatter

[jgoeke@hq.walldata.com (Goeke, Joseph)]

>I've only noticed this using Mobil1 5W30.  A VW/Audi mech
>suggested that at high temp the oil just runs right out of the
>hydraulic lifters, since they've got about 80k kilometers.

I noticed similar clattering after an auto-x run with my 84,4kQ.  In my case 
I was running plain old 10W40.  I switched to 20W50 and it was better.  I 
then went to Syntec (5W50), and it all but disappeared :-)   ---JCG