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Subject:Re: Syntec and Bosch Plat 4's experience
From:Joshua Van Tol
Date:Wed, 7 Jul 1999 23:25:44 -0500

> >> >If you only paid $2.24 per quart then I believe you are not getting the
> >> >true, 100% synthetic oil. Perhaps you are using the combination synthetic
> >> >and dyno oil. Out here in California synthetic goes for about $4.00 per
> >> >quart!
> >> >Bill
> >> >90 Westy Syncro
> >>
> >>Yep. Castrol Syntec is a blend. That's why I chose it.
> >>Later,
> >
> >Nope, it's not. There is a syntec blend, but there's also a syntec
> >full synthetic, which is ~$4.00/qt, like Mobil 1.
> >
> >
> >Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
>
>With all due respect Joshua, the front of the quart reads, "Part Synthetic
>Motor Oil". Check it out at your local FLAPS.
>The back reads,"�the only synthetic oil engineered with Castrol
>conventional oil and Syntec molecular components"
>I'm no chemical engineer so I goes on what I reads. Sorry man, this stuffs
>a blend accordingto the lableing. How much of what, got no idea.
>During a 400 mile drive today thou it helped keep Vinnie in a really cool
>way. 98�-101� and the needle never went above it's former dino level (1/2
>needle above the led light).

Umm, you didn't read my post, did you? There's both types, full 
synthetic syntec, and syntec blend. One is $4.00 a quart, and the 
other is less.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net

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