Does synthetic oil increase gas mileage?
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Not by much if any. Get better results using synthetic gear oils and ATF than just synthetic engine oil.
I've never seen it. That is over the years in many different type of vehicles with I4, H4, I6, V6 and V8 motors.
Syn in the drive train *may* help a little.
Your right foot makes more a difference than anything!
Take care, Bill
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Syn in the drive train *may* help a little.
Your right foot makes more a difference than anything!
Take care, Bill
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"Your right foot makes more a difference than anything! "
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Absolutely! Turn the engine off and push that ride!
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Absolutely! Turn the engine off and push that ride!
I've noticed no difference between synthetic (Amsoil) and conventional (Valvoline, Havoline, Quaker State) at all.
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Out of all the weights,syns,and dinos I`ve tried,I`ve never noticed any difference at all in gas mileage. Like Bill said,the way you drive is the only thing that`s going to make a difference.
every vehicle I own has gradually improved milage using synthetic oils in the drivetrain.
I dont buy synthetic oil with a starburst symbol on the bottle.
my best improvement was my diesel truck that went from 10/12 mpg to 20/22 mpg over a 3 year period.
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
I dont buy synthetic oil with a starburst symbol on the bottle.
my best improvement was my diesel truck that went from 10/12 mpg to 20/22 mpg over a 3 year period.
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
No it don't. Why would it increase MPG?
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Originally Posted By: lazaro
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
Same here. I use 50wt oils and I get incredible gas mileage.
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
Same here. I use 50wt oils and I get incredible gas mileage.
There may be an increase of about 0.5 mpg...probably too small to be noticeable.
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How much do you think you'll notice
Even at 2% improved fuel economy are talking ...what ...the difference between 33mpg and 33.66mpg. Get real here. For any of you to even comment (by that I mean "acknowledge") on any economy, you're expecting numbers well above anything realistic. Take it down to something in the 15mpg average ..and then what are you looking at, 15.3? Really now. Just tell me how you're going to perceive this and express it when your "process variable" is most likely +/-5-7% (yes, now all the "exception" most interesting men in the world will come forth and show identical back to back to back fuel economy numbers that need to be taken out to 19 places to the right of the decimal point to see a difference).
Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
How much do you think you'll notice
Even at 2% improved fuel economy are talking ...what ...the difference between 33mpg and 33.66mpg. Get real here. For any of you to even comment (by that I mean "acknowledge") on any economy, you're expecting numbers well above anything realistic. Take it down to something in the 15mpg average ..and then what are you looking at, 15.3? Really now. Just tell me how you're going to perceive this and express it when your "process variable" is most likely +/-5-7% (yes, now all the "exception" most interesting men in the world will come forth and show identical back to back to back fuel economy numbers that need to be taken out to 19 places to the right of the decimal point to see a difference).
HOT DOG!!!
How much do you think you'll notice
HOT DOG!!!
The fact that people put magnets on their fuel lines and swear to significant increases in mileage sort of shows how questionable observations can be. Mileage improvements from oils are like ghosts. People swear they see them and most of them really believe it. But as soon as somebody with a camera or an instrumented test comes along, it vanishes. Look at the SSO thread to see how many people have been seeing ghosts. Obviously people are looking for an increase in mileage, and they are finding them. The increases are real but the cause is mis-attributed.
I wonder if perhaps there should be a sticky about oils and mileage, since it is coming up so much.
Real affects on mileage from differences in oils are very small. Much less than 1mpg, almost always.
I wonder if perhaps there should be a sticky about oils and mileage, since it is coming up so much.
Real affects on mileage from differences in oils are very small. Much less than 1mpg, almost always.
Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
"Your right foot makes more a difference than anything! "
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Absolutely! Turn the engine off and push that ride!
i've been thinking about mounting a sail on top of mine
"Your right foot makes more a difference than anything! "
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Absolutely! Turn the engine off and push that ride!
i've been thinking about mounting a sail on top of mine
Originally Posted By: lazaro
every vehicle I own has gradually improved milage using synthetic oils in the drivetrain.
I dont buy synthetic oil with a starburst symbol on the bottle.
my best improvement was my diesel truck that went from 10/12 mpg to 20/22 mpg over a 3 year period.
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
50% MPG increase due to the oil.....
(and no one comments....)
And how many synthetic oils are there without the starburst symbol? (or brands?)
I wonder what brand it could be?
every vehicle I own has gradually improved milage using synthetic oils in the drivetrain.
I dont buy synthetic oil with a starburst symbol on the bottle.
my best improvement was my diesel truck that went from 10/12 mpg to 20/22 mpg over a 3 year period.
all the vehicles I maintain all have better mpg than the factory advertising numbers.
50% MPG increase due to the oil.....
(and no one comments....)
And how many synthetic oils are there without the starburst symbol? (or brands?)
I wonder what brand it could be?
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