Syn-Semi-syn Straw poll.

[Islandvic]

B3G3F M1 Coupons first got me into Syns.

$1.50-$2.00/qt API SL Synthetics sale at AZ last Feb fully converted me to full Syn.

I'm not cheap, I just don't give my $$ away b/c the tree in my backyard has yet to grow it.

I would'nt doubt if I unknowingly ran across bryanccfshr at AZ!

 

[blupupher]

Syn in my car for the longer OCI and piece of mind.
I will be using a blend in the wife's, but it will be the free DuraBlend from e-bay (5 oil changes worth). Same for all the MaxLife I have. If I didn't have a stash, I would probably be using the Trop Artic blend in hers. For about $1/qt, who cares what the exact ratio is.
When I had my Jeep, is was dino every 3k.

 

[salesrep]

Bryanccshr

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I am intrigued by the Schaffers for example but I am turned off by the dificulty in obtaining it.

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One of the beauties of Schaeffer Manufacturing.
Though getting it thru the site rep here is pretty easy.

 

[jsharp]

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Originally posted by salesrep:
Bryanccshr

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I am intrigued by the Schaffers for example but I am turned off by the dificulty in obtaining it.

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One of the beauties of Schaeffer Manufacturing.
Though getting it thru the site rep here is pretty easy.

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The trouble is by the time you pay freight you're spending nearly as much as a full synthetic.

But, I got some 7000 anyway. The results we've seen here make it look too good to not try...

 

[TallPaul]

I have a big stash of clearance and sale oil, mostly all in SL. When that is gone I will need something and am not sure what. Maybe Schaeffers would be the way to go at that time, if they have a beefy, nicely additized, manly (say no to CAFE) oil. Yep, might just give it a try someday.

 

[Bryanccfshr]

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Originally posted by TallPaul:
I have a big stash of clearance and sale oil, mostly all in SL. When that is gone I will need something and am not sure what. Maybe Schaeffers would be the way to go at that time, if they have a beefy, nicely additized, manly (say no to CAFE) oil. Yep, might just give it a try someday.

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Same boat with the SL syn stash..(wave to island vic from accross the mystefriously picked clean clearance racks).. Between Schaeffers/M1EP and Amsoil offerings I am not sure what direction to take but a consolidation of brands and suppliers will be in order. In the Mitsubishiat 6 month 7500 mile warranty intervals the answer is probably going to be based on value and simplicity of obtaining it...2 more oci's of the VMS to go.

 

[RichR]

My last purchase of Schaeffer's 5w40(6 gallons)in a case cost just under $4 a qt.
It was less for the blends.
You can find area retailers but for a higher price.To even out change requirements.
I unfortunatly got hooked on Schaeffer's products after amounting a nice oil stash pre BITOG.
I use it in my truck because of 20k a year.
Two changes fall/spring.
The uoas posted show this is a good oil to extend oci's.
I have four other cars to use the stash on including a sludger Camry.This engine did well on Schaeffers for four 5k oci's of blends.
I'm in the thickerer is betterer camp!

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

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Originally posted by salesrep:
Why do you run syn or syn-blend oil.
Performance?
Longevity?
Savings?

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Blends to me are mostly a reason to pull more money out of the consumer's pocket, but there are a few proven notable exceptions: Castrol, Schaeffer's and Amsoil. They achive good wear rates and seem to last longer than most dinos (and even some snyth's).

And now with SM oils, namely the 5w-20 grade, has blurred the dino/blend lines even more.

Soapbox=on
Most M1 products are now full of sodium and aren't worth the purchase price. Why pay more for a "blend" that achieves no better results than many dinos just because it says "Mobil" on the bottle? Pennzoil, i haven't a clue about their blends, nor QS, why is that??. Valvo's durablend...blah... LOL...Has anyone actually seen Havoline or Chevron blend anywhere?
Thank you.
Soapbox=off

 

[reyjay1]

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Originally posted by salesrep:
By the way what's the difference between semi-synthetic and synthetic blend? A matter of semantics?
Same Same

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Correct, to me the terms are interchangable

 

['00obw]

I started using syn's on my first to third oci's..bought the car used. Switched to syn-blends 'cause of cost. Back to syn's 'cause of the Feb's clearances sales, Pepboy's B3G3F and Pennzoil's $15 Mastercard gift-certifcates. Overall, brings down the cost of syn's to ~$2qt.

 

[haley10]

I use blends and full syns myself primarily for better TBN retention. I don't like the shearing to near 20wt. of most of the starburst oils, so I can pick the ones that don't do this. I also feel like I need less makeup oil than with dinos.

Overall I think I get a better additive package.

 

[bulwnkl]

Previously, I would not pay more for a syn blend because I figured that it still had all the disadvantages of a dino (because it's still mostly dino), and the disadvantage of a higher price from the synthetic. It seemed like a lose-lose to me. At this point I still feel essentially the same, but would possibly buy Schaeffer (it's over $3.10/qt from the local distributor here) based strictly on long-drain capabilities and good UOAs on a car with my engine from a few years ago on this board.

I run full-synthetic because we sometimes tow a trailer and make very high-speed trips into southern AZ, and because our engine-type gets lots of reports of "piston slap" and other things.