162000 miles here and when I ran Mobil 1 at about 150000, I had no leaks
whatsoever..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Owens" <sowens01@rochester.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: DML: More Mobil 1 silliness
>
> Don't have the docs handy, but I seem to remember Mobil changing the
> formulation a while back to include a chemical that would expand the
> seals a bit, thus resealing if they're loose. However, at 123k I'd
> probably stick with dino simply because it probably wouldn't increase
> the lifespan of the motor at this point.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> on 3/27/01 8:44 PM, Alek Benedict at alek@earthling.net wrote:
>
> > Okay, I figured with the recent discussion regarding Mobil 1
> > and synthetics I'd further perpetuate this tired thread.
> >
> > My truck is due for an oil change in about a month and I was
> > thinking of going to Mobil 1. It has about 123k miles and I
> > can only assume has been run on dino oil for its life [I put
> > in dino the first oil change I did because I had some left].
> >
> > But I've heard about the stories of synthetic going in an
> > engine with high miles and causing leaking seals and the
> > like, and thought I'd get some input from you folks. Should
> > I go with Mobil 1 and chance it, or keep doing dino oil?
> >
> > Thanks folks, and sorry to bring it up again.
>
>
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