RE: Synthetic Oil vs SPICA cars

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>However, service tells me that he doesn't put synthetic into SPICA cars
>>because Alfa Romeo specifically states that it's not compatible with the
>>SPICA injection unit. 
> 
> Godfrey, I think your Alfa dealer-service specialist does not sell Mobil
> 1 so he won't use it.  He is either lying or just does not know any
> better, I think.   Use Mobil 1 in the engine and in the Spica pump.  If
> you live up North in very cold regions, your Alfa will love you for
> using Mobil 1!
> 
> Fred Di Matteo  AROC USA Technical Advisor living in Fort Myers, Florida

Hi Fred,

Thanks for the response. I'm sure he's not lying ... he keeps Mobil 1 in
stock for other than SPICA cars ... but he might be working from old
information that is no longer valid. As I said in my original note, he has
no idea why Alfa's service bulletin said not to use synthetic oil in cars
equipped with SPICA injection, and he's fairly knowledgeable (he was
Alfa Romeo's Western Technical Rep for about 6 or 7 years in the '80s). 

If synthetics (and Mobil 1) are proven safe to use, it would be a boon to
me and to him as the cars run better on it and his customers will be
happier. He cares that the cars run well and that the customers are happy,
in that order from what I've seen. And he's done a great job getting my
neglected Spider from the shoddy state it was in when I pulled it out of a
friend's garage where it was turning into junk up to a very reliable,
solid, sweet running Alfa again. :) 

Thanks for the info! I'll pass it along to him.

Godfrey

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