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Re: Oil leaks and synthetic oils
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 9/29/1998

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I don't know about oil leaks, but you will have ring sealing problems if you use synthetics to break in new motors. The stuff is so slick that it does not allow the "lapping in" of the cylinder to rin... Login to read more.