Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:41:14 +0000 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> Subject: Re: use fossil or synthetic oil?
Paul Halliday wrote: > > in article 3f031493.0302131030.2e17c361nopsaming.google.com, Roberto at > rjtnopsamcam.ac.uk wrote on 13/02/2003 18:30: > > > Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:<BA7109E0.396B%pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk>... > > synthetic. > >> > >> I've owned second-hand classic 900s and the first thing I did with them was > >> a good engine flush and oil change, using Castrol GTX Magnatex 10W40. I've > >> used this oil on two turbos and an injection. On older cars where the oil > >> used by previous owners is not known, there is a risk that synthetic oil > >> will clean away mineral deposits and slight leaks may occur, but I've been > >> lucky. I use Magnatex because I belive the advertising hype that there are > >> magnetic compounds in the oil that cling to the engine protecting it from > >> cold start fire-ups :) I usually change the oil around 3000-5000 miles > >> depending on how hard the cars have been driven and what the oil looks like > >> from my weekly checks. > >> > > > > Paul, I wonder if you have tried to inmerse a magnet into Magnatex > > oil to see if it is true the claim about its magnetic properties. I > > would be very surprised if there is any difference with normal oil > > with the same viscosity. > > I quite agree, hence the smile in my message. There has to be *some* truth > in it though otherwise it would be false advertising. Whether it has any > actual effect is another matter. Still, I like the oil. But false advertising is actually OK if is obviously exaggerating such that no reasonable person would believe it anyway. You can advertise trousers as strong as steel if you want but not likely that they are as strong as leather. Johannes http://sizefitter.com
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