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I heard from a gentleman that he has witnessed Mobil One oil soaking completely through a Briggs block. It sounded crazy to me, but has anyone else heard of certain oils soaking through aluminum castings? WD
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I have used mobel one syn. since the start and have 80hrs on motor no problems here
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We have run Mobil 1 in all the Hypers we have owned or serviced. Haven't seen that "phenomenon" yet. Was he pulling your leg? |
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I've heard of some oil additives that will weaken certain types of gasket material, but never heard of any type of liquid that could bleed thru aluminum.
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Yep, I thought it sounded crazy, too. I knew if there were any truth in it, you guys would know. Hope I didn't start a hysteria...... Mobil ONE IS PEOPLE!!!
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this needs to go to mythbusters. lol
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no problems here.
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If it was leaking through the engine block there had to be a casting flaw.
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I have used it since break in four years ago, no problem. I did have a comment from my high performance cam builder. He does not recommend any synthetic oils with high profile cams! He claims he sees more wear than with a high quality mineral based racing oil. I don't have my modded motor on the water yet, so I can't confirm his claim, just passing it along.
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