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posted by  streetdreams on  Wed Sep 10 06:33 CST 2003
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Thanks for helping out Xallenix and also for the advice. My opinion is Synthetic oils may be better, but they cost a lot more. I pulled the cam cover off of my 84 245 last year to replace the gasket. Over 210,000 miles and no sludge inside at all. I guess if you change oil often there's no need for synthetics. I may end up converting it to synth someday. For now Kendal or Castrol GTX seem fine as long as I keep it clean and changed.
I once bought a Mercury Marquis from my brother for $50 that had a rod knock. When I pulled the heads and intake off I was horrified. The inside was caked with about an inch of black sludge and soot. This had been an old company car that had been "well maintained". Yea right. There was no record of any recent oil changes and I doubt if there ever was. I pulled the motor, sold the car for parts and bought a Volvo 245 with twice the miles on it.
It now has about a quarter million miles on it.
Ben





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