Of course using 5w-30 is a sure way to kill a Vanagon engine anyway.
Then blame it on the synthetic oil.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of lauterba
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 6:09 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics

I went to Mobil I 15-50 6 months ago, and the front-most pushrod tub on
the
right side sprung a leak.  It was tolerable, however.  Three weeks ago,
I
added some 5W-30 Mobil I to run around with for a few days until I did
an
oil change, and there is plenty of oil on the garage floor.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 7-passenger

----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren A. Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:08 PM
Subject: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics

> How about those of you that have actually switched to synthetic oils
> reporting on whether you did or did not develop leaks??  We have heard
> all kinds of anecdotal and second hand comments and opinions, but I
> can't recall any first person/real world experiences being related
here.
> How about it: If you switched to synthetic, did you develop oil leaks?
> And what was the mileage (on the engine) at the time of the switch?
>