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What Are The Chances Of A Leak With Synth. 850

posted by  Valles on  Tue May 21 04:31 CST 2002
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Hard to say. In general, older cars tend to loak more with syn then with dino for a number of reasons. Seals swell and wear, gaskets get old, etc.

I just purchased a 97 855 R last fall with 70k miles. I run Mobil 1 5w-30 and I haven't noticed any leaks.

Give it a try and see how it does. clean the garage floor and put down some paper. If it does leak then you can find out where it's leaking from. It might be an easy fix, or it might be enough to switch you back to dino oil.

Personal opinion: it's worth a drop or 2 of oil to have the extra protection for my turbo.
--
Nathan Valles, Black 855R, Tint






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