Real world data: 5W30 regular vs. synthetic oil

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09-05-11 | 11:27 PM

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Iam99x

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That's a good deal, but I'm not going that long on an oil change. I'm just that picky. What oil filter do they use that is guaranteed to not fail for at least 10,000 miles?

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09-09-11 | 09:45 AM

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500 miles update:

500 miles on synthetic - MPG = 23.6

250 miles on synthetic - MPG = 23.7

Regular oil - cumulative MPG = 23.2

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09-09-11 | 06:14 PM

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Iam99x

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Get a Civic.

35+mpg on conventional and synthetic...all the time... Every time...always.

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09-12-11 | 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jzwu

I love myth busters and I hate myths, since we should be able to explain things with science and objective data. Well, I am a scientist by training.

I'm with you JZWU!

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