I prefer to use Mobil 1 because it has a very good reputation and all of the
tests I have seen also put it either at or near the top.
Amsoil is rated pretty high too but unless you know of an Amsoil
distributor, or are willing to buy it on the web and have it shipped, you
may not be able to find it. I have heard that there are a few stores that
stock it but I have not seen it in any myself.
Good luck
Frank
"Bear" wrote in message
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"Frank Taylor, Jr." wrote in message
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Evidently, you have reaped the benefit of taking good care of your
vehicles.
Whether you use conventional or synthetic, changing your oil is
important.
Here are some of the reasons why I think synthetic oil is much better:
1. My own experience - I have been using synthetic oil for about 10
years
now. Every vehicle that I have had in that time period has shown
minimal
wear and lasted several hundreds of thousands of miles (I drive an awful
lot) with only minor maintenance. Although it may appear that the parts
on
your engine have not worn out, they do in fact wear. A car that has
driven
a hundred thousand miles on conventional oil shows significant loss in
compression in the cylinders due to wear on the piston rings whereas a
car
driven the same distance on synthetic shows much less wear. This does
not
mean that the car using conventional oil is no longer useful or that it
even
needs the engine rebuilt. It simply means that the engine is no longer
quite as efficient and powerful as is used to be. My last car had so
little
engine wear after 300,000 miles that my mechanic said that it looked
more
like it only had 20,000 miles on it. He attributed it to the fact that
I
use synthetic oil. Three years ago, I gave it to my brother-in-law with
328,000 miles on it. He is still driving it. And get this - It's not
an
expensive car, it's a Dodge Shadow ES. I also notice that my engine
runs a
lot smoother with synthetic oil. Maybe that does or does not mean
anything
when it comes to how long the engine will last but it sure sounds
better.
2. Planes - Yep, planes. This is where synthetic oil actually first
started
being used - - - in airplane engines. Conventional oil could not hack
the
harsh environment of some aircraft engines so synthetic oil was
developed
for use in aircraft. I have had a chance to talk to some of the
engineers
at Lockheed and one of them gave me a real good lesson in why synthetic
oil
was so much better. He convinced me.
3. Test after test after test - There have been numerous independent
test
that have shown time and time again that synthetic oil is superior. If
you
want some more info on why it is better, you can go to
http://www.dirtroad.com/oil2.htm.
4. If conventional oil was just as good as synthetic, why do most
NASCAR
teams use synthetic and why do some auto manufacturers put synthetic oil
in
some of their new performance cars and require it for their warranties
to
remain valid?
The fact is, that synthetic oils are better. Yes, they are more
expensive
but they are also better.
"-v-" wrote in message
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None ever wore out. If you change your oil and filters regularly there
is
no
real advantage to synthetic oil.
"Frank Taylor, Jr." wrote in message
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It would have made your engines last longer than they they did with
conventional oil.
I've never had and engine failure either. That's not the point.
The
point
is, do you want your rings and bearings worn out and ready for the
junk
yard
at 150,000 miles or at 500,000 miles.
"-v-" wrote in message
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"Frank Taylor, Jr." wrote in message
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Synthetic oil is definitely much better than conventional oil.
My
boat
has
a Volvo engine and I use nothing but synthetic in the engine and
in
the
outdrive. I also use nothing but synthetic in my truck.
The way I see it, if you take care of it, it will take care of
you.
Frank
I have been driving for 34 years and boating for 14 years. I have
never
used
synthetic oil.
I have never had an engine failure except one raw water cooled
inboard
that
corroded out after 6 years and 1300 hours in salt water.
What would synthetic oil have done for me during all that time
except
cost
a
lot of money?
Thanks - you have me convinced!!! But, after a recent trip to
AutoZone, and seeing ALL the synthetic oil vendors...is one superior
to the others?