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Re: Turbo questions 200 1984

posted by  someone claiming to be Jonathan Knauer on  Fri Feb 2 18:51 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Rob,

You are obviously concerned about the lifespan of your Turbo. All the evidence suggests that synthetic oil is vastly superior to dino oil in terms of high-temp protection and preventing premature breakdown. These are the two things that turbo motors tend to cause. So why not spend the 10 extra bucks for some Amsoil or Mobil 1? Practically free compared with a new turbo.

As for the manual not recommending synthetic, think about when the manual was written. The only synthetic produced in 1984, to my knowledge, was Amsoil, and it was not readily available then. Times have changed.

Your neighbor knows very little about emissions. The car is fully warm as you let it idle in the drive. Yes, it pollutes more than if you turned it off, but not any more (likley less) than if you drove it for the given time (2-3 min is fine)





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