Wouldn't that be for engines made with contemporary techniques and design?
Neither of which the wasserleakers qualify for.

Mike
Curious minds want to know.

> From: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
> Reply-To: Bob Allen <b.t.allen@MYACTV.NET>
> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:12:40 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic  Oil
>
> Most new European auto's come out of the factory with, and hardly recommend
> Mobil 1. I guess they got the rings seating thing figured out.
> Bob Allen
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Snow" <mwsnow@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Synthetic Oil
>
>
>>   That said, having converted
>>> my dino burning low-mileage (38K) WBX to synthetic when I got in almost
> two
>>> years ago, I experienced no leaks.  However, I did experience a lot of
> what
>>> I guess they call "blow-by."
>>
>> This echoes the experiences of some of my gearhead friends that waited
>> too long to make the switch to synthetic.  Ideally, it should be done as
>> soon as the rings are properly seated.  This point is easily
>> identifiable if you have a quality temperature gauge and are meticulous
>> about oil consumption monitoring during break-in.  I don't like to wait
>> more than 5000 miles to make the change to Mobil 1.  With my current
>> Honda, I had to wait 3750 miles to satisfy warranty requirements, but I
>> could have switched as early as 600 miles based on oil consumption alone.
>>
>> Mike Snow
>