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Sat, 20 June 2020 12:17

Matt Colie

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Husker92592 wrote on Sat, 20 June 2020 12:10

So my question is synthetic oils cause your engine to leak?

Grant,

The simple answer is NO.
Unlike many situations, I do not know how this got started. While often times the dynamic viscosity is no different than specified, because the synthetic lubricants stay where they are distributed better, they often lead to an apparently higher lube oil consumption. This is a result of their presence on the combustion chamber walls.

I believe this may have started with owners changing to synthetic and them being more conscious of the 6$/quart than they were of the 2$/quart and that is understandable.

My recent overhaul has only leaked where I made some mistakes and took too long to correct them. (Shortly after restarting, she was loosing a quart every four hours until I got in there to find and make up the cooler line as it should have been.)

Matt

Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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