Hey Richard, you have two bottles of regular. Yea, the “so called” jug of synthetic is actually “Blend” and may be 90% regular. Dont buy “blend” unless the bottle states a 50-50 mix. Good Luck on that.
I have a 2006 Ford Focus, and I’ve been using conventional Motorcraft 5w20 engine oil ever since I bought the car. I want to switch to synthetic oil but I’m afraid of having engine issues if I do so…is it okay to make the switch even though I’ve been using conventional oil since 2006?
@mtooshort20 wrong. GM goes by the OLM and using conventional oil that tends to be 6-8,000miles.
You are also wrong about “durability”. If the durability of oils didn’t matter VW, Audio, porsche and BMW wouldn’t use ONLY synthetic because of its ability to resist shear in their cars and maintain viscosity. You sir, have a lot to learn.
@SyntheticSpecialist ..continuing, in every situation where Pennzoil Platinum performed well, Amsoil ASL, AFL, SSO all outperformed the Pennzoil and enabled for a longer oil change interval.
Is Amsoil the ONLY oil to perform well? No, but it sure looks like it!
I absolutely love seeing my friends get excited at -30C and their car starts perfectly the first time!
@SyntheticSpecialist I’m an Amsoil fan/PC/soon to be dealer.
There are other very good oils out there besides Amsoil. Redline, Royal Purple, Motul and SOME viscosities of Mobil 1 are quite good too. That said, very few companies are REALLY GREEN. Amsoil is all about the environment and I can see that in how they operate and deliver their products.
Also, Amsoil is VERY GOOD stuff and sells some of the best long interval oils out there, if not the best.
I change my oil every 2,000 miles and i use royal purple. lol. I get the shit for free. why go 30,000 anyway. yea it will probably run for 100,000 miles but why try it? a fucking engine is thousands and oil is cheep insurance so why test a car and see haw long the oil will go? dumb.
Theres a lot more to in then that, all synthetics contain detergents. An oils TBN and many other things factor into its high temperature high shear vicosity.
Usually, an oil thats low shear with a high hths rating, will sacrifice mpg while providing a better protection.
The idea is to find the median and in some cases, the best of both worlds.
I have been using Amsoil since 1996 and only change every 25,000 miles. If you do the type of research that I have done you will soon discover there are no other oils out there that compare. Most comments on the subject of oil are way off base because nobody really does the actual research, they just feed off old wives tales and ridiculous theories that have been passed around the internet.
been using Amsoil since 1996 and I changed once-a-year or roughly every 20,000 miles. Between 4 different cars I own I have over 800.000 miles of trouble free driving, I don’t why everyone doesn’t use this stuff.
if u have been using convetional, best bet is to stick with it at 60k. You could switch to synthetic blend and that would be fine, jus keep ur intervals the same, every 3000k miles. People think synthetic oil means they can go 10k miles without changing it and that’s rediculous. GM uses Mobil 1 full synthetic in all its performance oriented LS series V8′s but still recommend oil changes every 3000k miles. The difference between oils is the cleanliness of em, not the durability of it.
I have a 1995 Toyota Tacoma with 60,500 miles on it. It does not use a drop of oil in over 2,000 miles. I usually change the oil about then. I am the 2nd owner and have taken real good care of the car and enjine. I was thinking about switching to a synthetic but not if it will hurt my enjine. I think the truck will go over 200,000 more miles and would hate to hurt it. Maybe I should use a snythetic blend. What do you think? Thanks.
5-6k miles is fine, but 10-15k is just stupid. Most people dont drive like old ladies and drive more like idiots, running hard up to 80-100mph and stoping ang going, etc., puting more heat and stress on the engine and the oil, so going that far is rediculous. I drive my ’06 SS impala pretty hard too, but even tho i use mobil 1, i still change it every 3000 miles or less sometimes. It has 105k on it and drives like new. Better safe than sorry and with engines over $3000, u get the picture.
no not really. Yes, engines are made with much tighter tolerances, but that’s all the more reason why companies are changing to synthetics and synthetic blend oils like Mobil 1 that do not leave deposits at all to get between tight places. But even so, synthetic oils are still organic materials, meaning the will break down. And when that happens, they may not leave deposits, but they do lose viscosity and ability to lubricate. Trust that crap if u want,and get a new motor before 100k miles
b/c conventional oils are organic based, meaning the oil itself breaks down sooner (3000k) and when it does break down, it leaves behind burnt deposits and residue called sludge. That sludge is pushed into openings insid the motor and up agains the cylinder walls and harden between the piston rings and the cylinder walls as well as between the lifters and cam lobes. Synthetic cleans all that sludge out and does not leave residue, causing excessive space and tapping and knocking occurs.
What? Will sythetic oil clean the sludge out of an enjine? Why is that bad for an enjine with over 40,000 miles on it? Just wondering. I know how important it is to take good care of the enjine.
the funny thing is, we actually had this conversation in the shop a few weeks ago, and the only legitimate reason we could think of is to have the customer coming back to the dealership buy parts and spending more money. Oil basically keeps ur gaskets soft and plyable and keeps metal parts from touching, and when the oil get burnt and starts losing viscosity, the metal parts are starting to touch and cause heat and friction, burning the oil and not lubing as well as it should. so its best fresh.
U seriously dont wanna wait that long to change ur oil. I have a ’06 impala SS and i change my oil when the oil life gets around 65-75% (3000 miles)…..but it never gets below 60%. Ur oil is not something u wan to let go, it holds the life of ur engine in its hands. If u notice, most people who put well over 300,000 miles are in for oil changes every month at least, if not more. People who are always having engine problems after 80k-90k are the ones who put the oil changes off.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@theemceemurdah YES ITS SAFE DO IT!!
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@theemceemurdah yes
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Hey Richard, you have two bottles of regular. Yea, the “so called” jug of synthetic is actually “Blend” and may be 90% regular. Dont buy “blend” unless the bottle states a 50-50 mix. Good Luck on that.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I have a 2006 Ford Focus, and I’ve been using conventional Motorcraft 5w20 engine oil ever since I bought the car. I want to switch to synthetic oil but I’m afraid of having engine issues if I do so…is it okay to make the switch even though I’ve been using conventional oil since 2006?
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
These expert village people know nothing do not listen to them.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@mtooshort20 wrong. GM goes by the OLM and using conventional oil that tends to be 6-8,000miles.
You are also wrong about “durability”. If the durability of oils didn’t matter VW, Audio, porsche and BMW wouldn’t use ONLY synthetic because of its ability to resist shear in their cars and maintain viscosity. You sir, have a lot to learn.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@SyntheticSpecialist ..continuing, in every situation where Pennzoil Platinum performed well, Amsoil ASL, AFL, SSO all outperformed the Pennzoil and enabled for a longer oil change interval.
Is Amsoil the ONLY oil to perform well? No, but it sure looks like it!
I absolutely love seeing my friends get excited at -30C and their car starts perfectly the first time!
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
@SyntheticSpecialist I’m an Amsoil fan/PC/soon to be dealer.
There are other very good oils out there besides Amsoil. Redline, Royal Purple, Motul and SOME viscosities of Mobil 1 are quite good too. That said, very few companies are REALLY GREEN. Amsoil is all about the environment and I can see that in how they operate and deliver their products.
Also, Amsoil is VERY GOOD stuff and sells some of the best long interval oils out there, if not the best.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
How do i get royal purple for free that stuf is the best
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I change my oil every 2,000 miles and i use royal purple. lol. I get the shit for free. why go 30,000 anyway. yea it will probably run for 100,000 miles but why try it? a fucking engine is thousands and oil is cheep insurance so why test a car and see haw long the oil will go? dumb.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
Theres a lot more to in then that, all synthetics contain detergents. An oils TBN and many other things factor into its high temperature high shear vicosity.
Usually, an oil thats low shear with a high hths rating, will sacrifice mpg while providing a better protection.
The idea is to find the median and in some cases, the best of both worlds.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
It might get dirty & cruddy, but oil does not lose its’ ability to lubricate
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I have been using Amsoil since 1996 and only change every 25,000 miles. If you do the type of research that I have done you will soon discover there are no other oils out there that compare. Most comments on the subject of oil are way off base because nobody really does the actual research, they just feed off old wives tales and ridiculous theories that have been passed around the internet.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
been using Amsoil since 1996 and I changed once-a-year or roughly every 20,000 miles. Between 4 different cars I own I have over 800.000 miles of trouble free driving, I don’t why everyone doesn’t use this stuff.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
if u have been using convetional, best bet is to stick with it at 60k. You could switch to synthetic blend and that would be fine, jus keep ur intervals the same, every 3000k miles. People think synthetic oil means they can go 10k miles without changing it and that’s rediculous. GM uses Mobil 1 full synthetic in all its performance oriented LS series V8′s but still recommend oil changes every 3000k miles. The difference between oils is the cleanliness of em, not the durability of it.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I have a 1995 Toyota Tacoma with 60,500 miles on it. It does not use a drop of oil in over 2,000 miles. I usually change the oil about then. I am the 2nd owner and have taken real good care of the car and enjine. I was thinking about switching to a synthetic but not if it will hurt my enjine. I think the truck will go over 200,000 more miles and would hate to hurt it. Maybe I should use a snythetic blend. What do you think? Thanks.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
5-6k miles is fine, but 10-15k is just stupid. Most people dont drive like old ladies and drive more like idiots, running hard up to 80-100mph and stoping ang going, etc., puting more heat and stress on the engine and the oil, so going that far is rediculous. I drive my ’06 SS impala pretty hard too, but even tho i use mobil 1, i still change it every 3000 miles or less sometimes. It has 105k on it and drives like new. Better safe than sorry and with engines over $3000, u get the picture.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I use synthetic oil and change it every 6,000 miles and my truck has 85,000 miles on it and runs like new.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
no not really. Yes, engines are made with much tighter tolerances, but that’s all the more reason why companies are changing to synthetics and synthetic blend oils like Mobil 1 that do not leave deposits at all to get between tight places. But even so, synthetic oils are still organic materials, meaning the will break down. And when that happens, they may not leave deposits, but they do lose viscosity and ability to lubricate. Trust that crap if u want,and get a new motor before 100k miles
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
b/c conventional oils are organic based, meaning the oil itself breaks down sooner (3000k) and when it does break down, it leaves behind burnt deposits and residue called sludge. That sludge is pushed into openings insid the motor and up agains the cylinder walls and harden between the piston rings and the cylinder walls as well as between the lifters and cam lobes. Synthetic cleans all that sludge out and does not leave residue, causing excessive space and tapping and knocking occurs.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
What? Will sythetic oil clean the sludge out of an enjine? Why is that bad for an enjine with over 40,000 miles on it? Just wondering. I know how important it is to take good care of the enjine.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
the performance of the car warrantys the type of oil to be used > general comment
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
lucas oil is trash
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
the funny thing is, we actually had this conversation in the shop a few weeks ago, and the only legitimate reason we could think of is to have the customer coming back to the dealership buy parts and spending more money. Oil basically keeps ur gaskets soft and plyable and keeps metal parts from touching, and when the oil get burnt and starts losing viscosity, the metal parts are starting to touch and cause heat and friction, burning the oil and not lubing as well as it should. so its best fresh.
March 11th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
U seriously dont wanna wait that long to change ur oil. I have a ’06 impala SS and i change my oil when the oil life gets around 65-75% (3000 miles)…..but it never gets below 60%. Ur oil is not something u wan to let go, it holds the life of ur engine in its hands. If u notice, most people who put well over 300,000 miles are in for oil changes every month at least, if not more. People who are always having engine problems after 80k-90k are the ones who put the oil changes off.