Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:40:03 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: use fossil or synthetic oil?
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. Paul
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