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RE: [T3] synthetic oil and oil changing for dummies


On 22 Aug 2005 at 23:59, Kevin Guarnotta wrote:

> I wonder if the failure of my bus engine was due to using synthetic oil...it
> was a pretty new engine, built by a very reputable builder. I added a filter
> to the oil pump...engine only lasted about 15000 miles, was told it appeared
> as though the engine over heated....

If this was one of those filters that is built into the pump cover and sticks 
out to the side, then it may well have overheated. Placing the pump right in 
the hot air outlet stream just adds heat to the oil, rather than removing it. 
While these filters are commonly sold, this is a well known problem.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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