Synthetic oil or not?
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Those calendars will make you want 24 months in a year...
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Sorry, naked chicks on Snap-on\Cornwell\MAC\etc. calendars, I'd rather talk about that...
OK, go ahead... but I don't think this contributes anything to anyone looking for help or an opinion about oil...
But wouldn't it be better to visit them? I guarantee you that the adrenaline would be much much much higher... and you can even change the oil...
But wouldn't it be better to visit them? I guarantee you that the adrenaline would be much much much higher... and you can even change the oil...
Synthetic is superior. Problem is in the States, there are ZERO mandates or any government regs or federal anything that states when you put synthetic on the bottle or call it a full synthetic, it's actually 100% synthetic oil inside the jug. Talking about a full 100% synthetic base stock and add pack. Europe is totally different. If it says synthetic over there, you get synthetic IN the bottle.
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Since we have beat the "best oil" horse to death we can now move on to regular gas vs premium gas vs E free gas.
1975 vs 2021.
1975 secretary walks out in the shop and is offended by tool calendar. Shop foreman tell her to go back in the office and mind her own business. Shop foreman has a crew cut and chews tobacco and drinks black coffee and wears carhartt work pants.
2021 secretary walks out in shop and is offended by tool calendar. Shop foreman apologizes and begs forgiveness says he will investigate all sexist behavior and fire all involved. Shop foreman has man bun dork knob and is a vegan and drinks only soy lattes and wears skinny jeans. Got job because he has a degree in management.
One of those days. Flame suit on fire away.
In fact there is a lot of confusion, but I wouldn't say that...
There are only two oil bases: mineral and synthetic
The mineral is 100% petroleum-derived, with additives
Semi-synthetic is a mix of mineral + synthetic (created in laboratory), with additives
The synthetic is 100% synthetic (created in the laboratory), with additives
When manufacturers place SAE and API (or ISO, ILSAC) stamps, they do so under the authorization of such institutions and pay for it.
What represents one oil being superior to another is exactly the API qualification (SJ, SL, SN...), which is modernity or superiority...
The fact that it is synthetic does not qualify the oil as superior. See for example:
1- Mineral SAE 5W30 API SN (https://lucasoil.com/products/lucas-motor-oil/conventional/lucas-petroleum-motor-oils)
2 - Synthetic SAE 5W30 API SN (https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/for-personal-vehicles/our-products/products/mobil-1-5w-30/)
Note that both have the same SN classification, but nr 1 is mineral and nr 2 is synthetic, therefore equal in meeting the same standardized efficiency tests.
See that both manufacturers say theirs is superior, the maximum, the best, the top... believe what you want, but the American Petroleun Institute (API) rated them equal.
It depends on where you look for the information... if you look with vendors (or their media), the chances of being misled is great.
Believing in "magnetic molecular", "XPTO formula", "high tech", etc... if everything were true, it would have received a higher rating...