synthetic oil
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synthetic oil
I was thinking of using a 5W30 royal purple oil in my Eclipse, but i dont know how know to much about synthetic oil, so i was wondering how synthetic oil would work in my car and if it is a good idea or not to run this oil?
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RE: synthetic oil
synthetic oil helps out a lot, in engine performance and sealing up old seals as well. but when you are transforming over from regular oil to full synthetic you'll have to do a blend. they make a blend for converting as well.
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RE: synthetic oil
yea sorry but the part about synthetic oil sealing up old seals is totally wrong. Any one that knows anything about cars knows that synthetic oil is made up of way smaller molecules than conventional oil. This is why synthetic oil is better: it flows very well, has less thermal breakdown (last twice as long), and doesnt produce sludge and varnish in your engine. So when you make the conversion to synthetic oil from conventional oil your going to notice oil leaks that you never knew you had because of the smaller molecules and the tendency it has to reach into tighter places.
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yea sorry but the part about synthetic oil sealing up old seals is totally wrong. Any one that knows anything about cars knows that synthetic oil is made up of way smaller molecules than conventional oil. This is why synthetic oil is better: it flows very well, has less thermal breakdown (last twice as long), and doesnt produce sludge and varnish in your engine. So when you make the conversion to synthetic oil from conventional oil your going to notice oil leaks that you never knew you had because of the smaller molecules and the tendency it has to reach into tighter places.
yea sorry but the part about synthetic oil sealing up old seals is totally wrong. Any one that knows anything about cars knows that synthetic oil is made up of way smaller molecules than conventional oil. This is why synthetic oil is better: it flows very well, has less thermal breakdown (last twice as long), and doesnt produce sludge and varnish in your engine. So when you make the conversion to synthetic oil from conventional oil your going to notice oil leaks that you never knew you had because of the smaller molecules and the tendency it has to reach into tighter places.
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alright im not gonna argue with anyone but im a parts service manager at Autozone profession and it is what it is. Since you dont think what i have to say is correct i did a little research to back it up. "Conventional oils come from crude oil that is pumped from the ground. Crude oil is made up of a complex mixture of molecules that form chains and rings of different sizes and shapes. Long chains of carbon atoms produce a thick, viscous fluid that flows slowly. Shorter chains produce fluid that flows more readily." So you can clearly see that i dont know what im talking about....or the people at Mobil.