Well folks,

I too am very thankful for all the feedback on synthetic vs. mineral oils
debate. After much research I opted to go with a synthetic oil (Mobil 1,
15/50). It seemed the biggest opposing factors were either the cost or the
number of miles your motor had been running conventional mineral oil. Since
my '90 Westy only has 7k on a new motor I opted to go synthetic.

As for my '91 CRX and my wife's '91 Corolla, both with just over 100k, I
may decide to stay with conventional oils.

As for the Westy, she seems to be running with a few more ponies, but, that
could be my imagination. I also added an octane boost to clean my fuel
tank, lines, and injectors. Between the two, she seems to be running pretty
smooth.

Thanks for all the help!

Chris

At 07:56 AM 10/14/97 -0700, Donald Woolard wrote:
>I have been enjoying the discussion on oils.  I am amazed at the knowledge
>on the list.  One more question - can you mix synthetic oils.  If you can,
>if you mix 5-50 with 10-30 in 50/50 proportions, do you get 7.5-40?
>
>I have been running Castrol Syntec for several years now.  I cannot make up
>my mind about 5-50 vs 10-30, so can I mix them?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Don and Sharon Woolard
>"Leana Hula" 90 Westy Syncro
>San Luis Obispo CA.
>
>
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Chris & Aimee Uzzi
uzzi@aimnet.com
http://web.yahoo.com/cu/uzzi/
'90 Westy
'72 Westy (deceased)