The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Oil Fight! 200

posted by  invar on  Tue Aug 12 06:24 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Feb 26 21:00 CST 2010
[RELATED]

Synthetics do not CAUSE leaks. They FIND them. The reason for this is twofold.

1) Synthetics provided better lubrication and can seep into cracks that dino can't.

2) Synthetics clean out gunk/sludge from dino oil. Sometimes this gunk/sludge is sealing up the leaks from the cracks in seals.

Thus, the illusion that synthetics cause leaks exists.

That being said, don't switch to synthetic or a synthetic blend (blends are a waste of money IMHO) because either of them will expose those leaks even more. Fix your leaks.
--
Kenric Tam
1990 Volvo 740 base sedan (B230F)
My Volvo 'Project'






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.