Ok you doubters, do your research first!

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Back from Boise, Idaho (I-84 was pure Hell, but more on that later...) and 
catchin' up on the email.

Yes, synthetic oil is recyclable.  I tell the dudes where I dump it that 
it's synthetic.

I've been using synthetic oil and blends for well over two years (maybe 
three) and have had no problems due to its usage.  My 914 runs pure 
synthetic.  For my trip to Boise I filled up with Castrol synthetic 
20w-50w.  My baby is still at the full mark and starting her was never a 
problem.  Temperatures for the whole trip varied from 50F to 20F (degrees 
Fahrenheit).  Oil pressure was always in its proper range for my engine.

Synthetic oil contains a polymeric plastic substance which helps to 
*thicken* the oil at *higher* temperatures.  At lower temperatures the oil 
is naturally thinner.  Here's a reason for you cold climate dwellers to use 
synthetic oil -- easier engine starting in the cold, yet proper thickening 
to keep the stuff from leaking all over your engine compartment once your 
baby is warmed up.

If anyone is still unsure about synthetic oil and you think it's just as 
good as conventional oil then 1) You're wrong, and; 2) If you do some 
research like I did you will see how much better the stuff really is.  
Remember, technology is our friend :)

     Toby Erkson, Portland, Oregon
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     modified '72 VW Squareback 2.0L
     stock '75 Porsche 914 1.8L

______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: Re: Synthetic oils (same theory for trannies!)
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    12/21/96 5:25 PM


Nicole Gray wrote:
>
> Just a question about the "costs" of synthetic oils: are they recycleable?
>
> Rich
> 71 Bus
> 69 Squareback
If you dump it in with the regular used oils, it should eventualy become
a recyled Fuel Oil #2 or #3.  I'm fairly sure that the Synthetic Oils
are  just highly specific groups of HC chains (based on chromatograph
fingerprints).  (I'm suppose to help keep this stuff (petro) out of
people's water supplies in NC). However, if there are aftermarket
solvents in the oil, it should be considered a haz waste, and dropped
off at at community pick-up location.

--
Dan Hirth

Raleigh, North Carolina
dhirth@mms.net
69 fastback