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Subject:Re: Synthetic Oil question
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:52:05 -0500

Yup! Just be sure and change the filter at the same time. And you should
be aware that on an older engine where the seals have some age on them
the synthetics may or may not make them weep or even leak a bit. I run
Mobil One 15W50 sybthetic. have now for several years. Works great and
tends to keep my Vanagon Lifter  Syndrome at bay better than others.
BTW, the Mahle filters seem to work best for these machines.

Regards,

John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL

Jeff Lincoln wrote:
> I've never used synthetic oil - is there anything that needs to be
> considered or done when switching from regular dino to synthetic? Or is it
> asimple as an oil change?
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> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
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