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Originally posted by mjparme:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Th3 RiCk:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by OneQuickV6:
Ok, there are WAY too many crappy myths being thrown around in this thread. First, synthetic oil is not thinner than regular oil...synthetic 10-30 is the same viscosity as normal 10-30.
And the reason you shouldn't change from regular to synthetic after so many miles is because it exaggerates existing problems with your seals, and you start noticing the leaks that were already.
Also, as for this comment "look at what conventional oil is made of (dino and okd crap) and what synth is made of (chemicals made in a lab). synth is way more pure."....Regular oil is man-made, and often recycled in factories. Synthetic oil is just that, SYNTHETIC. It's pure, without the manufacturing processes that some normal oils go through. That is the reason why it protects better.
And why do crappy threads like this stay alive? DIE, LOCK IT, SOMETHING.
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Th3 RiCk:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by OneQuickV6:
Ok, there are WAY too many crappy myths being thrown around in this thread. First, synthetic oil is not thinner than regular oil...synthetic 10-30 is the same viscosity as normal 10-30.
And the reason you shouldn't change from regular to synthetic after so many miles is because it exaggerates existing problems with your seals, and you start noticing the leaks that were already.
Also, as for this comment "look at what conventional oil is made of (dino and okd crap) and what synth is made of (chemicals made in a lab). synth is way more pure."....Regular oil is man-made, and often recycled in factories. Synthetic oil is just that, SYNTHETIC. It's pure, without the manufacturing processes that some normal oils go through. That is the reason why it protects better.
And why do crappy threads like this stay alive? DIE, LOCK IT, SOMETHING.
By all means, prove me wrong if I'm wrong. I'm no oil god. </font>[/QUOTE]No he isn't wrong. His claim is that 10w-30 synthetic is the same viscosity as non-synthetic 10w-30. This is a true statement. The fact that a synthetic oil maintains its viscosity to a higher temperature is an advantage of a synthetic oil. However, that fact is beyond the scope of his claim and does not render his claim wrong. </font>[/QUOTE]Here's where I'm trying to say...
Yes, 10W-30 is 10W-30 whether it is synthetic or conventional, but this is only while they're sitting on the shelf at the autoparts store. Once you start driving synthetic oil will stay thinner, basically maintain it's viscosity over 100x better than conventional oil. Granted conventional oil will be thinner at first, but it will thicken over time. I've heard the anaology of cooking syrup. As it heats it will get thinner, but after awhile it becomes a thick paste. And that's what I'm trying to say, synthetic oil will stay thinner. The possible leaks that would normally be clogged by conventional oil, will now leak because the synthetic is thinner at this stage than the conventional and will not clog the possible leaks.
I guess he's not wrong, but niether am I.
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