Re: synthetics

[hsapir@buckeyeweb.com (Harrison Sapir)]

got me, that's jst what I was told (lectured) by my old mechanic.

Lee Levitt wrote:

> hsapir@buckeyeweb.com (Harrison Sapir) writes:
> >
> >sad story here: before i knew any better, I added a quart of Castrol
> Syntec to my
> >5000tq when it was down a quart. not knowing that the chemicals in
> synthetic oil
> >actively repel those of standard oil, I drove on. One mile later the
> pressure in
> >the system blew up an oil return line on the turbocharger. Oh, sometimes
> you learn
> >things the hard way.
> >
>
> My understanding is that synthetics and dino oil can be mixed with no problem.
>
> I can't figure out how adding a quart of synthetic would raise the pressure
> in your system. That line would have gone whether you added synthetic oil
> or dino or 3-in-1.
>
> Lee
> Lee Levitt
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