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Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 22:57:37 +0100
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter_spam_gets_fried.com>
Subject: Re: I'm amazed at the difference, different oil makes.


MeatballTurbo wrote: > > In article <40AF9B19.9BD3AB20nospamfitter_spam_gets_fried.com>, > johsnospamfitter_spam_gets_fried.com spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > > I use Halfords 5w40 fully synt in my 1993 9k 99,000 miles. Doesn't use a > > drop of oil between changes. I don't drive hard, so Halfords liqueur will > > do, besides they recently had a 'buy one get one free' on this oil, 2x5L > > for £29.99. Your oil might have leaked through the filter base or oil > > plug, did you use a new copper disc? > > > > I don't use a new washer, but I do anneal the old one, so that it > softens, and forms a good seal. > > After i started noticing leaks, I cleaned arround the drain plug, and it > pretty much stayed that way. > > This time I did give the filter an extra little tweak with a filter > wrench (I know it supposed to hand tight, but my hands are always oily > or the filter is slippy) Maybe either of those that has done it. > > I'll keep an eye on from now on though. However, adding a slurp of oil in between is no hardship, as long as you know what is happening. My previous Fiat Croma was a heavy drinker, that was just the way it was. It had a particular appetite for oil on long motorway journeys at high speed. I was once crossing the channel and driving through France. Late on the same day, and the oil was almost gone!

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