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Andy Dingley wrote:
Unless your engine is 30 years old, in which case synthetic oils will
**** out past every oil seal and cork gasket they can find.

Because it's not available in the same 'thickness' as those originally
recommended?

I'm using Halfords fully synthetic in the SD1 which is an '84 car -
although the engine dates back to the '60s, and it doesn't leak anymore
than before. ;-) But it certainly spins over more easily on a cold start.

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