Thread: Synthetic oil
View Single Post
Old 05-11-2012, 10:53 PM   #4 (permalink)
Vman455
Moderator
 
Vman455's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Urbana, IL
Posts: 1,939

Pope Pious the Prius - '13 Toyota Prius Two
Team Toyota
SUV
90 day: 51.62 mpg (US)

Tycho the Truck - '91 Toyota Pickup DLX 4WD
90 day: 22.22 mpg (US)
Thanks: 199
Thanked 1,804 Times in 941 Posts
Changing to a synthetic oil of the same viscosity won't make a difference. The benefit of using synthetics is a longer life without viscosity breakdown, as synthetics (and the very refined mineral base stocks sold by many manufacturers as synthetics) naturally have a wider viscosity range than typical mineral oil and require fewer friction modifiers, which break down over time.
__________________
UIUC Aerospace Engineering
www.amateuraerodynamics.com
  Reply With Quote