Re: synth oil in high milers?

[Greg Merritt <gregm@umich.edu>]

At 10:53 PM -0500 11/18/97, ZZZxxaa@aol.com wrote:
>None of the oil companies recommend synthetic oil for older vehicles (1980
>and older).  If the companies don't recommend it, why waste your money?

	Counter-example:

http://www.mobil.com/consumer/mobil1/mobil1/mobil1faq_content.html#a3

"Mobil 1 can also be used in older vehicles with high mileage on them.
However, in older vehicles, if there is a problem with oil consumption or
leakage, it may not be economically wise to convert to Mobil 1 until shuch
mechanical problems have been corrected."

-Greg
'69 & '71 Squarebacks
'63 Beetle