Great idea, didn't even think of that.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Napa sells an oil dye kit that works very well. > >-------------- Original message -------------- > >> Since the leak has eluded my many attempts to locate it, I only have ideas >> as to >> what it could be. Its either a cam tensioner seal or the cam seal itself. >> BTW, >> its not on my benz >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >The answer of course is it depends. >> > >> >This is the way it was explained to me. Using dino oil for 10-20-30 years >> leaves behind sludge. The sludge froms in front of mating serfaces and >> allowes >> gaskets to dry out. >> > >> >It used to be adding synthetic, that had so many more "cleaners" and was >> >more >> fuild would clean out the sludge, and since the gasket was dried out, would >> seap >> through and show up as a leak. >> > >> >Mobile-1, and others, have "fixed" the situation, by adding "gasket >> rejouvanators" that "rehydrate" gaskets. Some have noticed that oils leaks >> going >> away after adding synthetics. >> > >> >Now if you don't have leaks, and sludge is blocking off a large leak then >> >you >> may notice a new leak.. >> > >> >Good luck. >> > >> >George >> > >> >-------------- Original message -------------- >> > >> >> Since there is a thread here on oil I was curious to ask if anyone has >> >> used >> >> Mobil 1 and had problems with leaks prior to using? Question is does it >> >> leak >> >> more or less after switching ? >> >> >> >> >> >> Peter Frederick wrote: >> >> >> >> >Snort! >> >> > >> >> >You may not be old enough to remember the "unofficial" test reported by >> >> >a chief engineer at Ford in the early 70's when Mobil first started >> >> >selling Mobil 1. >> >> > >> >> >Seems Mobil had sent for some for engine testing "when they got around >> >> >to it" and it got stashed in the back room. During an engine endurance >> >> >test (with on the fly oil changes), the engineering department ran >> >> >short of the oil being tested and called the chief -- no oil, have to >> >> >cancel the endurance (testing to destruction) test. He said "use that >> >> >weird stuff Mobil sent us til Monday when we get the right oil" -- and >> >> >all the wear stopped in the engines while the Mobil product was in use >> >> >(it wasn't Mobil one, but an earlier similar formulation. >> >> > >> >> >This convinced the chief engineer that Mobil was onto something, and >> >> >since he had just had a new company car, a fourdoor Continental, >> >> >delivered, he had the Mobil oil put in and "tested" for on the road use >> >> >by NEVER changing it -- new filter every 10,000 miles and level >> >> >maintained only. >> >> > >> >> >At about 125,000 miles he stared to get nervous and had the engine torn >> >> >down, to discover essentiall NO wear -- most parts were >> >> >indisinguishable from new. Remember, this was about 1966 or so, when >> >> >both oil and gasoline weren't anywhere near what they are now. >> >> > >> >> >The article was in Popular Mechanics or a similar magazine I read in >> >> >High School -- I graduated in 1974. >> >> > >> >> >Mobil 1 and similar synthetic oils are vastly better lubricants than >> >> >mineral based oils (and are required for use in jet engines -- Amsoil >> >> >started out as re-packaged military spec oil for jet engines -- in >> >> >fact, using mineral oil in a jet engine will quickly kill it from >> >> >sludge buildup. >> >> > >> >> >The only drawback is cost, and if you run synthetic oil 6000 miles >> >> >between changes rather than 3000 for dino, even that disadvantage goes >> >> >away. Note that dino oil , of any type, should NOT be run more than >> >> >3000 miles between changes. By that milage it is usually saturated >> >> >with water, the detergent qualities are starting to decline, and the >> >> >viscosity will start to change. All borne out by both oil analysis >> >> >(try it, you'll see) and both my personal and other people's results -- >> >> >we ran a 1992 Chevy box van, V6 engine, for 325,000 miles without ANY >> >> >engine work other than a water pump or two by changing the oil at >> >> >Speedy Oiler every 3000 miles. Not the hardiest engine, by far, and it >> >> >eventually got so low on compression it wouldn't start at all without >> >> >ether, but hey, 300,000 miles on detroit iron! >> >> > >> >> >A friend of mine has a Chevy Blazer of similar vintage and 250,000 >> >> >miles, still runs fine with a bit of blue smoke on startup (valve >> >> >guides probably), has always changed the oil every 3000 miles. >> >> > >> >> >Peter >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________ >> >> >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > >> >> >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> >> >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> 69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles >> >> 72 350SL 108,000 Miles >> >> 2004 VW Passat 4 Motion >> >> 1999 Mazda Miata >> >> >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> >> Switch to Netscape Internet Service. >> >> As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at >> >> http://isp.netscape.com/register >> >> >> >> Netscape. 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