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Subject:Re.: Synthetic oils
From:Steve Johnson
Date:Thu, 18 Aug 94 11:21:18 PDT

> 
> With all the interesting information concerning oils I didn't notice anything
> about cooling abilities. I had the sense from previous interactions that many
> refrained from synthetic oils not because they weren't good but because they
> lacked the ability to remove heat like the others.
> 
> 
>                                               Tim

That's because oil is not used to cool, it is used to lubricate.  Oil or
water is used to cool the engine.  The thin-ness of synthetic oil which
can leak through seals is what scares me away.  Don't know about others
other than cost.

-- 
Steven

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com