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Originally Posted By: MolaKule There are many many oil discussions on here dealing with views on what is a synthetic base oil and what isn't. Really. Seems obvious to me: synthetic means a man made molecule and mineral oil comes from decaying carbon life forms. But, what do I know...

Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary Hi, Perhaps you could have done us all a favour by simply searching this subject! Sorry, I didn't realize people who come to this forum are expected to do the forum members favors. On other forums, people who have information share it without a lot of...

Originally Posted By: Doug Hillary Hi, bountyh - I must ask what is the value of your question? I guess I believe knowing the truth always has value. I drive a 30 year old cycle and would like to know what's actually in the oil. ZDDP content is critical to me and knowing if the base oil is true...

I remember reading that many of the passenger car oil makers advertising "full synthetic" are actually just filtered dino oil. I seem to remember castrol Syntec is dino, Amsoil synthetic is real synthetic. Is there a comprehensive list of what oils are real syn? Also: is there a reliable list...

Last I heard, Castrol Syntec was not actually synthetic base oil it's filtered dino oil. It's OK oil, but not synthetic.

It's lucky those 25k miles were only going back and forth to church...... lord only knows what's going on inside that engine.

I thought they were going to 5W-20 in some cars to try to get fuel economy up a tick. I will never use it in anything I own. As for "5-30 shearing to 5-20 quickly", I would say if it does, you need to change to a better brand of oil. The viscosity increasers should not go away quickly in auto...

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Originally Posted By: CATERHAM Hence I have a stash of oil I don't know when I'll ever use. You should see my garage.... Kragens kept having rebate/sales where I could get a case for about 49 cents/quart after rebate of different oils like Formula Shell, Castrol, Chevron, and others. I do have...

I think turbos need syn oil, because the oil in the turbo bearings cooks after you shut the engine off. For most cars: I think decent quality oil changed frequently is 100% OK. I recall my 1970 Duster had about 130k when I sold it, still ran great.

Originally Posted By: strombony 2000 Doge Caravan, 3.1L with 96K on the odometer. No leaks. runs awsome. Took a 700 mile round trip in temps of 90-92 degrees all intersate. Got home and half quart low. I'm thinking this could be typical of (not all) but many cars and doesnt mean anything is...

Originally Posted By: Bryanccfshr Originally Posted By: bountyh Unfortunately for motorcycles, "energy conserving" usually means it has teflon additives or similar. Some bike clutches slip with that stuff, some run it OK. Mine has no problem, many claim their clutches were ruined because it...

Originally Posted By: friendly_jacek We often hear that most engine wear occurs at startup when the oil is too thick to lubricate properly. It cannot flow and therefore cannot lubricate. I think that isn't exactly correct. I do know that for any specific bearing load, there is only one optimal...

Originally Posted By: tndiesel I just bought my second Nissan Versa and the manual says use 5-30. It says that using different oil weight than that could damage my motor. I was looking at 5-20 or 0-30 for mabey economy but I don't want to damage my motor. Those with opinions please provide one...