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- From: nataraja@rtsg.mot.com (Kumaravel Natarajan)
- Subject: Re: Motor oil is motor oil... or is it?
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- Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
- References: <1992Sep9.234902.6535@kronos.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:38:55 GMT
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- chucko@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Chuck Fry) writes:
-
- >FACT: Synthetic oils really are better than petroleum-based oils.
- >They flow better at low temperatures, reduce friction, better protect
- >against wear, and withstand heat better because the molecules are
- >specifically designed for the application.
-
- >FALLACY: You can't run much longer oil change intervals with
- >synthetics, because the contamination builds up at the same rate
- >regardless of oil type or brand.
-
- >MY OPINION: Most anyone who changes their oil every 3K miles or 3
- >months tends to get long engine life, whether it's dinosaur oil or
- >synthetic. I would say that changing oil frequently is much more
- >important than using The Right Brand. If synthetic oil costs 3x what
- >dinosaur oil does, and price is an issue for you, change dinosaur oil
- >frequently. If you can afford to change synthetics every 3K, do it!
-
- QUESTION: Is it bad to go from one kind of oil (say crude to
- Mobile 1) How about mixing the two? The back of the Mobile 1
- bottle says it's "fully compatible with conventional oils".
- Anyone know?
-
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