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Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: August 29th, 2002, 6:26 pm
by appe
I have heard both. Which is best to use and why?
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: August 29th, 2002, 11:55 pm
by Mastirmynd
I cant say why, but i've always heard that synthetic is best. But that is just hear/say.<BR>wish i knew the answer. im sure the allmighty Barry Clark knows.
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: August 30th, 2002, 12:34 am
by zytariuk
synthetic is a better oil IF you use it right from when the car rolled off the line.<P>I changed over to synthetic oil at about 130,000km and my engine burned it off in about 800km's! Put Castrol GTX 10w-30 back in and my engine no long burned oil. That's just my two cents...
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: September 2nd, 2002, 8:54 pm
by Tom
Amsoil synthetic is the way to go. <A HREF="
http://WWW.AMSOIL.COM" TARGET=_blank>WWW.AMSOIL.COM</A> <BR>25,000-35,000 miles before an oil change. Check it out, They warranty it.<P>Synthetic oil will outlast any conventional oil. Also synthetic oil will hardly burn any oil at all compared to regular oil. Synthetics have a higher thermal breakdown than Castrol/others, and will not burn any faster than regular oil. It's a proven fact from the oil research scientists that have been researching and testing oil for over 30 years. FYI they are called Tribologists.
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: September 2nd, 2002, 9:10 pm
by RayRay
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by zytariuk:<BR><STRONG>synthetic is a better oil IF you use it right from when the car rolled off the line.<P>I changed over to synthetic oil at about 130,000km and my engine burned it off in about 800km's! Put Castrol GTX 10w-30 back in and my engine no long burned oil. That's just my two cents...</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><BR>I hear that sometimes it is bad to switch to synthetic. It causes oil leaks in some older cars that have been using regular previously.<P> [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: September 2nd, 2002, 9:27 pm
by David Coleman
Amsoil, Redline or Royal Purple are the best fully synthetics out there now. Mobil 1 has now been reformulated with a higher Ash content, for whatever reason.. [img]shrug.gif"%20border="0[/img]
Re: Synthetic or mineral oil? Which is best to use?
Posted: September 2nd, 2002, 10:18 pm
by mik
What did the MX3s used to come with stock? 10w-30? (that was just a guess for the record). <P>So its probably not the best idea to switch to synthetic? or should i try one of those for high mileage engine blends?<P>Im just wondering because i want to do whats best for the car and give me the best mileage while hopefully not sacrifice performance or very little of it.<P>Im looking for your advice... what do you guys use?<P>Its the 1.8L V6.<P>Thanks for your input!