Synthetic or Conventional Oil
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I personally go the first 15k miles on conventional oil then I switch the synthetic. Es[ecially with the extra hot summers in AZ I need all of the viscosity and breakdown protection as I can . Bottom line is synthetics will always give you better resesitance to heat and inernal engine wear.
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I personally go the first 15k miles on conventional oil then I switch the synthetic. Es[ecially with the extra hot summers in AZ I need all of the viscosity and breakdown protection as I can . Bottom line is synthetics will always give you better resesitance to heat and inernal engine wear.
The only time i could see synthetic oil helping you is if your driving a 1000hp supra or something. Normal cars just dont need synthetic oil.
It's really ironic too, because for people like us who change our oil regularly (or even on a schedule) synthetic oil has like zero benefits. Synthetic oil is better for people who dont do regular maintenance.
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Synthetic oil is a waste of money on 99.9% of street cars. You will never drive a Lexus hard enough to reap any benefits from it. In extreme cold it does flow better.
If you had a supercharged or turboed car at high boost levels with extreme loads placed on everything, it would probably be a good idea to use a full synthetic oil. Towing a large trailer places high loads on parts and synthetic is great for that application.
I know two people that drove over 450,000 miles on an original engine and never even took the heads off. A 460 Ford Ranchero and a 350 Chevy Silverado and both ran regular oil.
If it makes you feel beter, use it, but I doubt that you will seen any benefits from it.
If you had a supercharged or turboed car at high boost levels with extreme loads placed on everything, it would probably be a good idea to use a full synthetic oil. Towing a large trailer places high loads on parts and synthetic is great for that application.
I know two people that drove over 450,000 miles on an original engine and never even took the heads off. A 460 Ford Ranchero and a 350 Chevy Silverado and both ran regular oil.
If it makes you feel beter, use it, but I doubt that you will seen any benefits from it.
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