Tom Hargrave wrote:
And Mobile 1 won't help a bit if the issue is gasoline wash down. The issue is not lack of oil pressure at start up. The issue is oil that's coating the cylinder walls being diluted with fuel condensate because the cylinder walls are cold at start up. No-one's oil (synthetic or otherwise) protects against this.
That's seldom a problem in a well engineered and maintained engine. The cylinder walls of MOST well cared for Mercedes engines aren't seriously worn even after a quarter or even a half a million miles although using a synthetic might improve that slightly. Synthetics really do reduce most cold accelerated bearing wear (and other friction caused wear).
Marshall -- Marshall Booth Ph.D. Ass't Prof. (ret.) Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine [EMAIL PROTECTED]
