motor oil
04-07-2006, 02:32 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1,672
RE: motor oil
As far as switching to a synthetic oil, it will not hurt the engine by no means. But say you have 150,000 miles on the engine or 5,000 it will not cause nothing but if you have an oil leak, even it it only drips once per day, the synthetic will make the leak worse as the particles in the oil break up. So no there will be no problem caused but it will bring up existing that you didn't know about. Hope that helps.
Brandon
Brandon
Owning a parts store i here my fair share but for the record all oils are going to be synthetic or semi-synthetic eventually. the ones that wont will be the house brands, they will keep a non syntec. the best thing is to put in a qt of lucas oil stabalizer with every oil change for example if your vehicle takes 5qts put in 4 and 1 of the lucas. and lucas is so good that when you change your oil the next time you can still feel the lucas in the oil it will not break down.
05-01-2006, 10:33 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Blacksburg, SC
Posts: 129
RE: motor oil
Mobil 1 is also the only group IV synthetic oil , castrol and all the rest are group III.
bassicly it means is made out of a higher quality base stock..
Sythetic 5-30 is in NO WAY any thinnner or thicker then 5-30 dino oil... dino oil degrades alot faster and alot of the additives in the oil + the grade of the oil is pretty much gone at 3000 miles. Synthetic has the ability to hold the grade longer over harsher conditions and over a longer mileage frame.
bassicly it means is made out of a higher quality base stock..
Sythetic 5-30 is in NO WAY any thinnner or thicker then 5-30 dino oil... dino oil degrades alot faster and alot of the additives in the oil + the grade of the oil is pretty much gone at 3000 miles. Synthetic has the ability to hold the grade longer over harsher conditions and over a longer mileage frame.
