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By all means, YES! . . . (archive)
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Posted by gale on May 13, 2001 at 18:45:22:

In Reply to: Should M30 engine use synthetic? posted by Ron on May 13, 2001 at 15:15:19:

At the risk of starting yet another "oil war" I'll go out on a limb and state the only reason not to use synthetic is if excessive leaks start to develop. In my opinion, it's superior to petroleum oils in every respect. That said, I use Castrol 10W30 petroleum base in mine because the Mobil 1 the previous owner used caused leaks past the front timing covers & pan gasket. Leaks stopped after 2nd change back to petroleum & I change every 3k miles.

All new BMW's use full synthetic with extended change intervals.

Here's a couple URL's for more info:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/mult_gas_and_oil/mult_synthetic_faq.htm

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/mult_gas_and_oil/mult_oil_article.htm

gale
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