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08-08-2006, 04:29 PM
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Oil leak healed??
When I rebuilt an "80" 616 for my wifes 240D (30+K ago), I screwed up and did'nt quite get the crank seal to seat perfect and it leaked, maybe a qt in 800-1000 mls, enough so that there was always a "spot" under the car. I had noticed the leak had slowed down some in the past year or so. My wife just returned from a 1700+ mile trip and the car did'nt burn ANY oil (maybe down a fraction of an inch on the dip stick). I'm not a dealer any more (I bailed after purchasing a drum of oil) so I'm not trying to sell oil here but I'm wondering if the synthetic oil (Amsoil) wasn't responsible for my major decrease in oil leaking like they claim. As a side note she drove down eye 5 at speeds of 65-75 averaging 37.2 mpg
 I Dono, Do seal leaks heal themselves??
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 1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car" 
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08-08-2006, 05:15 PM
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Most of the good synthetics (Amsoil included) contain additives that will soften seals and make them swell slightly. This certainly could explain the decreased oil consumption.
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08-08-2006, 06:16 PM
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Quote:
 "janko 37+ mpg. are you sure? " Oh yah, that was on the highway in 5th gear.
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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K 1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild 1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K 1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor 2014 Kubota L3800 tractor 1964 VW bug "Lifes too short to drive a boring car" Last edited by Stevo; 08-08-2006 at 06:22 PM.
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