For what its worth, I had a small leak (Mobil1) and found out if I
filled the oil level up to where it registered midway , instead of full
on the dipstick it would not leak.
GS -
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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 01:47:21 -0500
From: "Steve Mills" <srm804@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Oil pan removal??
I'm just expressing my opinion from my experience.I had a bad leak in the
front of my pan shortly after I started using synthetic.I replaced the
gasket and it still continued to leak.I then switched back to dino and the
leak stopped.Lets just call it an "Act of God".
>From: Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Re: Oil pan removal??
>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 18:43:29 -0500
>
>
>
>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 =)
>--
>Mike Maskalans <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dodge/>
>84 RamCharger 360 (parked) 98 Dakota CC 318 (Fixed!)
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