dan

to make this convincing, why not switch back to mobil 1 and see if old
pattern returns, keeping driving similar, of course. incidently, my
understanding is that new rings do not seat as well using synthetic oil.

dan

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:08:24 EDT, -- Dan Roberts <DanielCRoberts@AOL.COM>
wrote:

>I have an 89 Westy with 157,000 miles. I bought it a year ago with about
>130K. I had new rings installed but was disappointed to find it needed a
quart of
>oil about every 1200 to 1300 miles. I switched from dinosaur oil 10-40 to
>Mobil one 15-50. The oil usage did not significantly change but I stayed
with
>Mobil one on the hope my engine would show less wear.
>
>While traveling in Washington state a few weeks ago (from Wisconsin), I
>needed an oil change but the Speedo service I found did not have Mobil
one. It did
>have Pennzoil 5-50 so I thought what the hell. To my surprise and glee,
my oil
>usage has dropped substantially. Usage during a subsequent 3,200 miles
>required only 2/3 quarts.
>
>Have others tried Pennzoil 5-50? With what results? I don't know yet where
>I'm going to find the stuff. Seems to be unavailable. I hope I haven't
>discovered a discontinued option.
>
>Second comment: I notice my dip stick shows less oil in the morning rather
>than the expected higher reading. I thought the oil would tend to flow
downward
>overnight and show a "true" reading but I get a higher reading after
running
>the van for 15 minutes or so, waiting five minutes and then taking a dip
stick
>reading -- which is consistently higher than the early morning reading.
>
>What's happening here? I don't understand. Can anyone help?
>I will appreciate responses to either questions.
>
>Dan R.