From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-krusty-motorsports.com Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #190 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Sunday, August 15 1999 Volume 01 : Number 190 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: Castrol GTX more fees... Re: Moving to Clackamas Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 16:03:12 -0400 (EDT) From: jonathan-at-writemail.com Subject: Castrol GTX I think all brands of oils are similar.. just check the ratings...and never use 10W-40.. only 10W-30... the 40 has about 6 times the quantity of VISCOSITY ADDITIVES in it.. that's what leaves the residues..!. Jonathan ---- you wrote: > Hey guys, I just found out (unfortunately at a friend's expense) > that Castrol was bought out by Pennzoil and is having major problems > with their oil. > > My mechanic friend started recommending Kendall a few years back and > I didn't make the connection. > > Please, if you're going to use dino oil, don't use Pennzoil or Castrol. > I've got pictures of the inside of a 4.0L I worked on that had... it's > not pretty. > > I apologize to anyone who has used Castrol on my recommendation... :( > I was using it to until I found this out just now! I'm sticking with > AMSOIL, it's cheaper than engine work... :) > > Read below what happened to my friend's Audi... > > john > > ---- > # > # Had bad clogging in Audi form GTX. Audi Dealer stopped recommending or > # using Castrol, said the oil's been leaving threatening carbon deposits > # around the oil pump, etc. Dealer has tried to work issue with Castrol, > # but is now recommending Delo 400. > # > # (BTW -- I spent $300 having bottom end, pan de-gunked and new pick up > # tubes and screens installed) Have you heard of the Castrol > # Clog syndrome? > # > # > #Regards -- > # > #Doug - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get free personalized email at http://www.pathfindermail.com/member/login.page ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 18:46:08 -0700 From: john Subject: more fees... http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/fees_19990814.html If you park by the trail going to the Big Four Ice Caves there are signs all over saying you need a parking permit! A $3 fee! john - ----------------------------------------------------- john-at-wagoneers.com http://www.wagoneers.com ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 17:29:50 PDT From: Daniel A Jacobs Subject: Re: Moving to Clackamas It is a couple blocks off SE Halsey near 22nd, I think. I call the area close in SE, but it's really close to the Union Pacific Rail Yard. Dan kc7nol-at-juno.com On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 22:15:48 -0700 john writes: >Where is John's Imports? Is that down on SE 82 or up in NE somewhere? > >john >----------------------------------------------------- > john-at-wagoneers.com http://www.wagoneers.com > ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! > Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... >----------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #190 *********************************