| Re: Synthetic oil question |
Subject: Re: Synthetic oil question by SSPerformance on 2009/7/23 16:04:27 I run synthetic (Amsoil) in everything I own. Cars, trucks, even the over the road truck. I do not have any leakage problems (well not from the synthetis oil anyway). I also use it in the trans and differential. In my diesel pick-up we saw a 2 mpg increase when we switched everything over. Some synthetic oils are designed to cling better to metal parts so they might be better for storage. Due to the better pour characteristics of synthetic oils it is better for cold starts. It is also cleaner than normal oils so it is less prone to crud build ups. Synthetics do cost more but they also extend the change interval. This helps reduce the cost. I still change the filter at the suggested interval but change the oil every other filter change. The synthetics on the market today are greatly improved over what was available years ago. Good luck |
