<VV> Synthetic Oil

[TimogensTurbo at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/2/2006 11:27:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
kcvair at netscape.com writes:

> After a couple hundred miles I checked the oil level and it was at the add 
> mark, so I added another quart thinking maybe I hadn't put enough in when I 
> changed oil.  I had to add a total of 6 quarts before I got home, the last 
> quart was a regular grade oil because I didn't have anymore Mobil I.  After 
> going through all this oil I decided to go back to a regular 10-w-30 grade and 
> have not had add any oftener than every 500 miles.  I have no idea why it used 
> so much synthetic, but one other person in our club had the same problem with 
> his Corvair. 
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KC!!!  you're talking about DIFFERENT  viscosities of oil!   What was the 
Mobil 1  0-50???  They do make several  viscosities!

500 miles......time to change to a 20-40  or 20 -50......how often do you 
drive the car in SUB-ZERO temps?

Ask Joe Curran...M.I.T.  prof.     15 qts of 10-30 on the way [ 15000 miles] 
to Daytona 2000......talked him into buying 6 qts of 20-50......only used four 
to make it home!


Matt Nall
'69 stocker, '66 vert, '65 v8, '66turbo, Vairboat, Sandcar, 64 cp
ALLVAIR!
Timogen was a softy!