Posted by Red Mist on October 08, 2009 at 16:51:45 from (67.142.130.34):
In Reply to: Synthetic oil posted by Jerry RV on October 08, 2009 at 07:29:17:
Things may have changed in the last decade, but about 10 years ago synthetics had somewhat of a reputation for being more apt to leak out. A mobile1 technician once told me, "If a seal is damp with regular oil, it will drip with synthetic. If it drips with regular oil, it will pour with synthetic." But, as I said, that was 10 years ago.... maybe things are different today.
The thing about synthetics in old tractors, to me, is more of a cost factor. Why? Because with an old (hobby) tractor usually you are changing the oil more due to the age of the oil than to the number of hours on the oil. In other words, it gets contaminated by age - moisture for example - not thermal breakdown or hours of use. So, you end up changing it every year or two anyway. Therefore, no need to spend the extra dough on synthetic oil. Now, if it is in a tractor you are working for a lot of hours, that is a different situation and synthetic may be the way to go.
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