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"Full Synthetics"
It may come as a shock to some but "Full" is not the same as "100%".
The brands that have that on the lable want to make you get the impression that it is. It's not illegal because there is no rule that says anything about a minimum amount of synthetics before it's called "Full". |
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LOL!
There also isn't a law saying just 'what' a synthetic is... Most of them now are just the old oil with some chemical change. It don't occur in nature so it is 'synthetic'. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Rudy Hiebert wrote: > > It may come as a shock to some but "Full" is not the same as "100%". > The brands that have that on the lable want to make you get the > impression that it is. It's not illegal because there is no rule that > says anything about a minimum amount of synthetics before it's called > "Full". |
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Mike Romain wrote: > LOL! > > There also isn't a law saying just 'what' a synthetic is... > > Most of them now are just the old oil with some chemical change. It > don't occur in nature so it is 'synthetic'. Nothing about motor oil is "natural". It's also not "dino" - fossil fuels and other crude oil products are mostly derived from plant materials. Not related to your post, but man the use of these terms annoys me. From what I understand about the hydrocracked base oils (type II/III) is that they're a real advance. These base oils have a much higher inherent viscosity index. Whether or not they're truly "synthetic" is another matter. To me, plastic is synthetic. Silicone is synthetic. Something made with a refining process is not synthetic in my opinion. Although they may be better than oil mineral-based motor oil - I don't get the sense that they outperform a true PAO/ester synthetic oil. The only probably is in how hard it is to identify which one are the "true" synthetics or "marketing" synthetics. |
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"Rudy Hiebert" > wrote in message om... > It may come as a shock to some but "Full" is not the same as "100%". > The brands that have that on the lable want to make you get the > impression that it is. It's not illegal because there is no rule that > says anything about a minimum amount of synthetics before it's called > "Full". Like the other posters say, there is no standard terminology. Because I live in a cold climate (Eastern Ontario) the only hard fact I look at is cold weather viscosity, which is better with synthetic and allows the engine to turn more easily on a cold morning. Otherwise I wouldn't bother with the them. For normal driving in other seasons they're just a waste of money. As to the promised long change intervals, the problem is that synthetic oil gets dirty just as fast as regular oil. |
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The Cat wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:32:37 -0500, Dave Gower wrote: > > >>Like the other posters say, there is no standard terminology. Because I >>live in a cold climate (Eastern Ontario) the only hard fact I look at is >>cold weather viscosity, which is better with synthetic and allows the >>engine to turn more easily on a cold morning. Otherwise I wouldn't bother >>with the them. > > > Which brand and viscosity of oil do you prefer to use in the winter? Was > there some fact sheet you used to determine your choice and what was it if > so? > > > I've started to use Walmart 0w30 synthetic in my truck for the winter. It's still runny at -30. Definitely turns over faster. Ray |
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