Date: 13 Feb 2003 10:30:53 -0800 From: rjtnopsamcam.ac.uk (Roberto) Subject: Re: use fossil or synthetic oil?
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. Roberto.
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