synthetic oil question
Dec 22, 2004 | 09:17 AM
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synthetic oil question
my buddy who works at goodyear was telling me that synthetic oil starts to burn between 8000-9000 rpms. i was just wondering if this is true
Dec 22, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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RPMS alone will not make oil burn, it takes heat/friction
Dec 22, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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Synthetic is what is run in race cars that see 15k+ RPM
Dec 22, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
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higher RPMS = More heat and friction
Dec 22, 2004 | 11:22 AM
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From: pungo
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yea, people that work at a tire company aren't oil experts.
Dec 22, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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From: Short Pump
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Your friend is wrong. Another person repping how good Goodyears people are. Thats two people that made assinine comments about oil that were 100% false.
Dec 22, 2004 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Carter
yea, people that work at a tire company aren't oil experts.
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Dec 22, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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