I haven't seen Castrol Syntec 20/50... only seen 15/50....
but I have seen the Castrol synthetic/dyno mix (forgot the name) in 20/50.
Are you sure it's the Syntec... 100% synthetic?
If so, where did you get it?
Thanks,
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Antaki <wrack@HOME.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, March 13, 2000 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: switching to synthetic oil

>I use and like Castrol Syntec 20W50 in my '88/2.1L, so far it has survived.
>So far, no oil leaks (say, do they make synthetic water?)
>
>When I've started using it in any of my cars, I just changed to it, and
used
>a new filter, natch. The various types of engine oils have to be compatable
>w/each other, by law, and most likely are.
>
>Just change it sooner than you might have otherwise as a "flush", and
always
>use a new filter.
>
>
> R    ���
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>Antaki
>
> To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards out of men.
>        - Abraham Lincoln
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>> Of todd goodno
>> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 7:12 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: switching to synthetic oil
>>
>>
>> tomorrow i'm switching to a synthetic oil for the first time, i'm
>> wondering
>> if i should flush the engine first and if so are any brands better than
>> others?
>>             thanks
>>              todd
>>              90 westy
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