Re: [ihc] Synthetic vs Dino oil: Environmental ??

["Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@domain.elided>; <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [ihc] Synthetic vs Dino oil: Environmental ??


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:45
> Subject: Re: [ihc] Synthetic vs Dino oil: Environmental ??
>
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> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Allan W." <allanw@domain.elided>
> > To: <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:44 AM
> > Subject: [ihc] Synthetic vs Dino oil: Environmental ??
> >
> >
> > > OK, the recent discussion of synthetic oils and
> > > mention of leaking it out got me wondering:
> > > What are the environmental issues with leaking
> > > synthetic oil?
> >
> > To the best that I understand, when the synthetic first came out it did
> leak
> > more than dino oil.  I've been told that the problem was solved, and
from
> my
> > record keeping on two vehicles that leaked oil, both have reduced oil
> > consumption, when I switched to M1, but it took a few thousand miles to
do
> > so.  Ialso gained a little on fuel milage.
> >
> > If  I interpreted correctly the biggest concern is the $ leaked from a
> > serious leaker.
> >
> <snip>
>
> I think he meant the biggest concern is damage done to the environment,
you
> know like toxic chemicals from a nuclear plant causing three eyed fish and
> stuff... (completely unrelated and made up example).

Good point.  What I was refering to was, the more a particular oil would
leak the more damage to the environment.  That would be the original concern
environmentaly for not using synthetic oil.  Whereas
a lot of folks might only be concerned with the $ lost.  Does this explain
it better?  Jim A.
>
> -Ryan