Re: [T3] [T-3] ENGINE BROKE GOOD, PISTON DESINTERGRATING STORY

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 29 Apr 2003 at 21:26, Shad Laws wrote:

> Do you mean synthetic oil?
> 
> Synthetic oils don't somehow "make things overheat."  Also, too high an oil
> temperature (unless it is something like 500F, which isn't possible) doesn't
> make pistons crack.  Your heads overheating is another story... but there's no
> way that was caused by synthetic oils, either.

Keith and I have been round and round with this. His devoutly believes in it, 
but I agree with you that it is without any good basis. What is clearly true is 
that Keith had a really bad engine failure with piston and bearing problems 
while he was using synthetic oil.  

Keith thinks it is cause and effect. Shad and I agree that there must have been 
another cause, or that it was just a coincidence.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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