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Originally posted by 1982911sc
"...I believe the cleansing properties of synthethic oil will cause a plugged hole (by dino oil build up) to open up. It will litterally clean away an oil cork and begin to leak."
I agree with "1982911sc" as I've used Mobile 1 in all of my new cars (BMW, Infiniti, Acura, Honda...etc...) and never seen a drop of a leak. The engines look brand new after 70,000 miles (use a flashlight and look into the oil fill hole).

For a turbo, I wouldn't use anything but synthetic.
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