the oil pressure sender and the oil filter base o rings both can leak

I use castrol GTX 20w50, change it every 1k miles, change filter every 2k.

It is used as a lubricant, more or less, the burning part is a side effect



Castrol is my brand of choice, and I run 1 baldwin filter w a bypass filter as well

You know, making ignorant statements like that will not make you look good.



We can agree on that flash points are generally higher for synthetics, right?

That implies that synths are "harder" to burn, which makes your statement of "burning cleaner" not necessarily true.



We've had HORRIBLE experience with Amsoil 20W50 synth running with the stock oil metering injection. They left nasty deposits next to the spark plugs hole which showed apex seal chattering marks. This CANNOT be good, period. This has NOTHING to do with burning cleaner - this stuff just doesn't BURN and magically turn into smoke on surface areas which cannot even come close to the flash point of the (synth) oil. REMEMBER, coolant and oil keep these surfaces cooler down to the 200F to 300F range, which is WAY below the flash point of most ALL oils, synth or not.



Mineral oil has shown NOT to cause any lubrications problems, so running synth oil is a waste of time and money, period. You're paying for peace of mind for your paranoid self, but don't tell everyone running synth oil is the end-all solution...





-Ted

Let us not forget about all the asphaltines, paraffins, and ash that will always remain in conventional oils. I know that I for one just love to have that stuff getting left behind after my dino-oil gets injected through my combustion chambers [/sarcasm]





All I was saying is that GOOD synthetic oils will burn cleaner ( they are man made and dont have all the crap that cant be completely taken out during refinement of conventional oil ) and are engineered to be the best lubricant out there.



If you want to run that stuff through your engine, be my guest. But Ill stick to the oil thats less likely to coke on my turbo, less likely to leave deposits behind in my combustion chamber, and was specifically engineered to lubricate better than other oils.

if your pedestal is leaking then either your filter isnt seated correctly, or your

O-rings are leaking. O-ring leaks are common.

thats a bit overkill unless your putting 2000 miles a year on the car

i use the same dino as dramon...you dont need to change it every 1k .... i change it 3k

I change my oil/filter twice a year, but I put less then 1000 miles a year

on the car, I just dont like the oil in there that long

i used a fram on my car and we all know what happened to my car. lesson learned. fram has ancient voodoo curses on them that make cars blow up.