On Mar 2, 2004, at 15:06, Jon N. Benignus wrote:
>> that's when my leak started. i just switched to M1 about 5k miles
>> ago.
>> maybe i will switch back to rotella. it is a major bummer.. thanks
>> for the
>> reply...
>
> If you have a leak, do not blame the synthetic oil. That used to be
> the case
> years ago, but gasket materials have changed since the advent of
> synthetics.
> You just have a bad gasket.
as far as I know the way that synths colloquially relate to leaks is
that they don't sludge, and have a tendency to wash away sludge that
might be plugging holes.
I've never heard of syths supposedly eating gaskets. that's what
R-134a is for =)
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