| Synthetic motor oil has been around for about four | | | | temperatures, take much longer to break down, and |
| decades now and becomes more popular as time | | | | leave behind far less byproducts. |
| goes on. Although more and more vehicle owners | | | | Other misconceptions about synthetic motor oil |
| have switched to using synthetic motor oil, many | | | | suggest it can not be used for older vehicles, |
| people still do not understand the value in it's use. | | | | especially if those vehicles have always used the |
| Because it is slightly more expensive than traditional, | | | | conventional, petroleum based oils of the past. This |
| petroleum based oils, some people will not even take | | | | claim is based on the idea that synthetic motor oils, |
| the time to learn why it may be a better | | | | with their tiny, uniform molecules will leak past the |
| alternative. There are many misconceptions about | | | | older seals faster and cause other problems due to |
| synthetic motor oil and it's abilities. | | | | the different types of materials used to make these |
| One common misconception about synthetic motor | | | | seals in the past. Another is that the detergents in |
| oil is that it is no different than traditional oil at all, but | | | | synthetic motor oil will corrode the older seals and |
| just a ploy to charge more for a completely similar | | | | rubber hoses of an aged vehicle. In this case, the |
| product. The truth is that synthetic motor oil is | | | | opposite is in fact true. The detergents and |
| very different than the traditional, petroleum based | | | | additives in synthetic oils will clean filters, hoses, and |
| oils. It is chemically engineered by scientists to have | | | | lines causing an older vehicle to perform even better. |
| a more consistent molecular size and structure than | | | | It is clear that some people still don't understand the |
| traditional oils. Petroleum based oils are refined from | | | | differences between synthetic motor oil and |
| crude oil where contaminants and unstable | | | | conventional, petroleum based oils. The advantages |
| hydrocarbons can slip past in the refining process. | | | | of the newer synthetic and synthetic blends can be |
| Synthetic oil was created in a laboratory to have a | | | | seen in longer lasting vehicles, greater fuel economy, |
| uniform consistency and can be designed better for a | | | | and greater engine performance. If there is any |
| specific application. This also means that synthetic | | | | questions concerning which type of oil one should use |
| motor oil will flow better than its predecessor and | | | | in their vehicle, some simple research will show that |
| lubricate internal engine parts more evenly. | | | | synthetic motor oil is superior to it's predecessor, the |
| Synthetic motor oil will also hold up better in extreme | | | | traditional, petroleum based oils of the past. |