Topic: Monday Rant: You Don't Need Synthetic Oil

[rrocket]

THERE IS ONLY 2 TIMES YOU NEED SYNTHETIC OIL in your car:
1 - Extreme cold weather starting.
2 - Extreme short trips.

with #1, the synthetic oil helps because its not so thick.

with #2, the engine never gets hot enough to burn off the water vapor that has condensated from the engine combustion gasses, so if you use regular oil this water gets all mixed up with the oil and you get SLUDGE formation.    Synthetic oil does not form this type of sludge so you are safe, that's why a lot of owners of front-drive V6 Toyota engines use synthetic;  because those engines are known to sludge up so easily.

If you don't have #1,  or #2, and you don't drive a front-drive V6 Toyota, you are okay with using just the regular non-synthetic oil.

Synthetic is better.  Period.

[ArticSteve]

Synthetic is better.  Period.

Absolutely. And when it's done it's job and you pour it down the drain or in a creek it biodegrades so much better.  It's a no brainer. 

[Triple Bob]

THERE IS ONLY 2 TIMES YOU NEED SYNTHETIC OIL in your car:
1 - Extreme cold weather starting.
2 - Extreme short trips.

with #1, the synthetic oil helps because its not so thick.

with #2, the engine never gets hot enough to burn off the water vapor that has condensated from the engine combustion gasses, so if you use regular oil this water gets all mixed up with the oil and you get SLUDGE formation.    Synthetic oil does not form this type of sludge so you are safe, that's why a lot of owners of front-drive V6 Toyota engines use synthetic;  because those engines are known to sludge up so easily.

If you don't have #1,  or #2, and you don't drive a front-drive V6 Toyota, you are okay with using just the regular non-synthetic oil.

 

You obviously have no fooking idea what you are talking about.  Why are you here again?

[bridgecity]

Synthetic is better.  Period.

Absolutely. And when it's done it's job and you pour it down the drain or in a creek it biodegrades so much better.  It's a no brainer. 

I find it soaks into the ground in the backyard quicker.  Must due to those same properties that allow it to leak past seals in an older engine.

[Fobroader]

THERE IS ONLY 2 TIMES YOU NEED SYNTHETIC OIL in your car:
1 - Extreme cold weather starting.
2 - Extreme short trips.

with #1, the synthetic oil helps because its not so thick.

with #2, the engine never gets hot enough to burn off the water vapor that has condensated from the engine combustion gasses, so if you use regular oil this water gets all mixed up with the oil and you get SLUDGE formation.    Synthetic oil does not form this type of sludge so you are safe, that's why a lot of owners of front-drive V6 Toyota engines use synthetic;  because those engines are known to sludge up so easily.

If you don't have #1,  or #2, and you don't drive a front-drive V6 Toyota, you are okay with using just the regular non-synthetic oil.

 

You obviously have no fooking idea what you are talking about.  Why are you here again?

 

[johngenx]