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Old 15th October 2011 | 00:46
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thermostat
 
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Synthetic oil

That was a great reply from Brian A. He hit it on the head. The friction reduction properties of synthetics reduces heat and wear. The very wide temperature range of synthetics allow for extreme high and low temperature operation of hot engine and cold high altitude flight. You would lose your 5 million dollar engine in perhaps 30 minutes if you used a mineral oil, it's simply crap.
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