Which is better, will it hurt?

Question

Is synthetic oil better for you car then reg. oil, can you switch from one to the other after you have 20k plus miles on your car, and does it take a differnt type of filter. Your knowledge will be appreciated

Answer 1

Hey this question is all opinion it all depends who you ask. My opinion is make your own decision you need to go get the facts so go to motoroilbible.com this will ansewer all your questions so plz make your mind up based on the facts and not on opinions

Answer 2

yes synthetic oil is better. But only because it is man made so there are no impurities in it. Crude oil when made into engine oil has to be filtered over and over. Therefore they cant get all the impurities out. But they get about 99.9% out. And with the new GF-4 specs and soon to be GF-5 in about 3 more years they are getting better and better. I run 3 Pennzoil quick lube centers and never recommend synthetic unless it is called for by the manufacturer. Like the Corvette example given above. I will not change the oil in a Corvette unless the customer knows and is willing to put Mobil 1 in. But for a normal car that does not recommend from the factory I would not spend the extra money nor do I expect my customers to do so.

Answer 3

Nothing special required to switch. It will use the same type of filter. Your better off using regular or synthetic blend because it's cheaper and will work just as well for you. Unless your driving something like a Ferrari, then you should use the expensive stuff.

Answer 4

synthetic oil is much better than regular oil. you have to understand the makeup of oil. basic oil doesn't wear out. the additives, viscosity improver's, viscosity indexer's,anti-wear agents, detergents, seal expander's all are gone after 3000 miles or less if driven in stop and go traffic. synthetic oils like Mobil 1 or Quaker state full synthetic have all these additives impregnated into each molecule so they don't wear out and you don't have to change your oil for at least 10,000 miles, all corvettes from 1998 on have to use Mobil 1 and they change it every 10,000 per general motors. I have a corvette and change it at 10,000 miles and my oil is not dirty with contaminants.

Answer 5

Synthetic oil is really only for low mileage, high performance cars,, save your money and buy Castrol Magnatec,,

Answer 6

true synthetic is but you cant use it till about 50k or so. simi-synthetic is better and no special filters are needed and you have enough miles to start using it

Answer 7

yes its better, you can change to normal engine oil at any time.
No you don't need a special filter.