According to the description on TSC's website it's now synthetic blend even though it's still called conventional on the tagView attachment 53526No, not gone
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Most conventional are “blends”. Guess people will, will not, and just refuse to learn this!Well.....Not everyone has a farm/fleet store nearby lol
This is more of no longer "convenient" to find !! No local parts stores or Walmart will carry conventional( Non syn-blend) soon
Soon it'll be online only or commercial/fleet/farm stores to find any conventional oil !!
Dave
Dave
Most conventional are “blends”. Guess people will, will not, and just refuse to learn this!
It’s not detrimental and there’s lots of imagination going on in this thread.Why would using an oil made from a group III base be detrimental compared to an oil made from group II or most likely group II+III? I don't get it. Oils are better than ever, why complain? There won't be any difference at all as long as it is changed on time and has the correct approval.
AND IF IT SAYS PREMIUM OIL???As long as the wording says on the bottles "Conventional" then in very small letters synthetic blend it'll confuse general public
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AND IF IT SAYS PREMIUM OIL???
Yes they’re getting a reputable product that has predictable characteristics. That’s what a “name brand” means.Depends on if people do their research before buying ??? Around me their are MANY and I mean MANY mobile mechanics and they just pick up Mobil or Valvoline cause of "name brand"
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Yes, gone. That is not conventional according to everyone on this topic because it states SP.No, not gone
Pretty simple I asked a question and the question was for the most part ignored and instead everyone went on to this whole anti-conventional stuff which is not what I asked about. I do not care if what one is superior people have reasons they use it and reasons they don't.Along this whole thread I'm still desperately confused as to exactly what the problem is.
But why is that a problem?Pretty simple I asked a question and the question was for the most part ignored and instead everyone went on to this whole anti-conventional stuff which is not what I asked about. I do not care if what one is superior people have reasons they use it and reasons they don't.
This thread isn't "Is Synthetic better then Conventional" it was about what is happening with conventional oil and is it gone.
Pretty much all base oil in oils since the SM standard have been hydroprocessed in someway, "conventional" has been "semi-synthetic" for like the last 2 decades for the most part, the fact that they now are blending base oils that are in some way more severely hydroprocessed with the hydroprocessed oils they've already been using probably doesn't make the overall oil that much different than it's been for the last 2 decades, it just makes the oil slightly better about not forming deposits than previous formulations but overall the base oil properties of a basic tier syn blend that barely meets SP and SN "conventional" probably aren't much different, but with the new synblend you're getting an overall better oil.Pretty simple I asked a question and the question was for the most part ignored and instead everyone went on to this whole anti-conventional stuff which is not what I asked about. I do not care if what one is superior people have reasons they use it and reasons they don't.
This thread isn't "Is Synthetic better then Conventional" it was about what is happening with conventional oil and is it gone.
This thread isn't "Is Synthetic better then Conventional" it was about what is happening with conventional oil and is it gone.
That “even Russian people” statement was a bit poo poo. Just to remind you, soviets launched a human being in space this day many years ago and you talking about motor oil. AmazingI'm new here, so I don't know... Are you kidding or serious? On the other hand, it's not surprising "conventional" is being phased out, given that we're into the 3rd decade of the 21 century. I think even Russian people use synthetic blend in their 80s Ladas these days. Why would anyone in a 1st world country such as United States use and SEEK OUT conventional in their late 90s and onwards Fords and Chevys is quite bewildering and embarrassing. I myself have a 80s design German car, and it doesn't care about the type of oil, just viscosity. An S10 Chevy being picky between conventional, semi-synth, or synthetic? If I had chickens, even they would find it funny
Some people have older vehicles that have been running certain oils since day one and they don't like switching there is an old saying if it ain't broke don't fix it.But why is that a problem?
And don’t think I’m one of those anti-conventional posters. I have very little interest in what constitutes an oil’s base stock composition, all I care about are the approvals, specifications or licenses the oil may have. For me that’s what defines performance and quality, the rest makes almost no difference to me whatsoever.