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On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Keith Park wrote: > > Amziol synthetic in my Squareback about 6 years ago. Nearly new engine, stock > 1600 10Kmi and within 300 miles it ground out every bearing and scored every > cylinder. Couldn't drive on the highway without temp heading for the pin, [snip] As I understand it some older synthetic crankcase oils did not transfer heat, just like Keith described. Evidently, virtually all of the current big-name varieties do have sufficient heat transfer properties. Whoever's interested might inquire on the vintagvw list; I believe that several folks there have experience with synthetics in the crankcase. I don't have experience w/ synthetic crankcase oils, but I'm absolutely loving the performance of Redline MTL in my tranny. If anybody wants info from them, you can get a free catalog from... Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp 3450 Pacheco Blvd. Martinez, CA 94553 1-800-624-7958 fax: (510) 370-7698. (Nope, no personal ties, just a satisfied customer.) -Greg '71 squareback '63 Beetle