Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:46:49 GMT From: Hart Farrell <hartfarrellnopsam.com> Subject: Re: OIL synthetic or fossil??
Nate and others -- this is not very scientific but, supposedly, the use of synthetic oil does not work very well in the synchro rings. I have also come across the advice not to use it in transmissions somewhere else, but I can't remember at this time. Sorry that this isn't more authoritative. Sten "Nate t. G." wrote: > > hello, > you recommend against using synthetic in a manual tranny - why? i would > think that it would work better than normal oil. > thanks. > > -- > Nate t. G. > > "Hart Farrell" <hartfarrellnopsam.com> wrote in message > news:390ADA77.B9FD4324nopsam.com... > > Dan -- I recently (10,000 miles ago) changed to synthetic oil and there > > have been no "side effects". My '89 900 now has 116,000 miles and has > > never run better. If you have a manual transmission, however, don't use > > synthetic there. > > > > Sten > > > > Bookem Dan-O wrote: > > > > > > I recently bought a 94 900s and it's time for it's oil change. It has > > > 120000 miles on it and runs great. Last time I switched to synthetic in > a > > > high mileage car, all the seals started leaking. Any thoughts or > > > experiences would be appreciated. > > > > > > .............Dan
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