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On 18 Jul 2002, at 21:51, Grant Voigt wrote: > This weekend I plan on doing a oil change. I have a new engine with maybe > 5,000 miles on it, this is one of the new Mexican (or where ever they are > made) engines, with dual carbs on it. Since it is a new engine I would like to > protect it as much as possible by using synthetic oil. Regular oil has been > used in the engine since new. I am aware of the cost of synthetic oil, is that > the only down side to this conversion? Don't use synthetic unless you have a full flow oil filter. Without the filter, there's just no point in a long lasting oil, because the contamination from normal combustion and wear still require that you change the oil frequently. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/