I think he was talking about older engines that are old. I've seen cases
where an older engine started leaking oil when changed over to a synthetic
vs dino. This is due to wear, tear, and aging of older gaskets and seals.
Ron
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of John Neff
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 5:55 PM
To: Dakota Mailing List
Subject: DML: Re: Mobil One Syn 5-30
What? In what engine? Certainly not anything DC puts in it's trucks. While
it's not
advisable to change from one oil type to another on a regular basis, you can
most
certainly go back to dino juice after one run with synthetic in a Dakota8.
John
>Depending on the tolerance of the engine with seals and bearings that is
not
>true. Once ran with synthetic you cannot return to dino oil.
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