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Re: Synthetic and carbon break down products? (archive)
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Posted by Hoa on October 08, 2000 at 21:23:52:

In Reply to: Synthetic and carbon break down products? posted by matthew C. on October 08, 2000 at 18:19:40:

I think the general consensus is that most additives don't provide any meaningful benefit, especially for the price. Syntheics are superior to non-synth in many ways, but have a tendency to exacerbate leaking problems (see oil post below). The most important thing is to change your oil at regular intervals (3-4K miles) and keep an eye on the level between changes. The Search function will give some insight on oil questions, but experiences from the other boards help also. Here's a couple of posts:

http://www.bimmer.org/m3/messages/archive/msgsy2000w10/70248.html


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