<VV> Re: Synthetic Blends

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/2005 1:54:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
mhicks130 at cox.net writes:

I've  never used synthetics and I don't dispute the claims made for them but 
the  fact is I've never had an oil related problem with an internal combustion 
 engine using REGULAR oil with reasonable change  cycles.


Okay - even more data. Not opinions. My Corvette uses synthetics because  the 
warrantee requires it. My racing Corvair used synthetics as overhead  
protection. In this admittedly ridiculous niche usage for a motor - Autocrossing  and 
road racing - The only reason for having that motor was to race. In case of  
a belt failure (It happens!) I wanted to be able to finish a run at an 
autocross  or make it to the pits at a road race - without causing major damage to 
the  upper end of the Corvair Valve train. Synthetic oils let me do that, 
because the  high temps won't cause oil failure, as it will on almost any 
conventional oil.  Extended oil changes? Nah - I don't drive any of my cars that much. 
And oil is  cheap. - Seth