The Benefits of Using Synthetic Oil are Clear
You may have heard of synthetic oil or seen ads for it on TV, but few people understand what it is. Here is everything you need to know about synthetic oil. Motor oil serves two purposes- to lubricate your engine to run more efficiently and to protect your engine from abrasion. Synthetic oil outperforms conventional oil on both fronts, and it is better for the environment.
History of Synthetic Oil: AMSOIL
Scientists began fabricating synthetic oils way back in the nineteenth century, but it was not until the 1930s that true breakthroughs in creating synthetic oils were made. The strain on resources caused by World War II forced both sides to start looking earnestly for alternative options. Initially, aircraft purposes were the only use for synthetic oil, and it was in this capacity a jet fighter squadron commander came across it in the 1960s. Al Amatuzio realized that synthetic oil lasted longer, protected better, and held up under harsher conditions than conventional oils.
Aircraft needed the extra protection of synthetic oil, but Al thought its benefits could also translate to the automotive market. In 1972, after years of research, he released synthetic oil for cars under the brand name AMSOIL. As the First in Synthetics, AMSOIL remains the best-known name in synthetic oil. Nowadays, of course, AMSOIL does not just make synthetic oil but offers a wide range of products to meet your automotive maintenance needs, including filters, fluids, and additives.
Al saw in aviation that synthetic oil protected better, proving the benefits of synthetic oil not only lasted longer but was also more efficient than conventional oil. Rather than pulling petroleum from the ground and refining it, Al designed a synthetic lubricant in the lab. The product had molecules free of crude, more uniform, smaller, and lighter than natural petroleum. Synthetic oil requires less energy to lubricate, improving engine performance. It does not break down in extreme conditions and could last as long as 25,000 miles without replacement.
Natural vs. Man-Made
Usually, natural products are better, but that is not the case when talking about petroleum. Drilling and refining crude oil are very taxing on the natural environment, unlike synthetic oil made in laboratories.
Customizable Synthetic Oil
Synthetic oil is customizable, meaning we can add properties that you will not find in raw crude. We can design synthetic oils with built-in additives that help keep your engine clean and maintain viscosity longer. When done in a laboratory, we are not stuck with the limitations in crude oil.
Synthetic Oil Maintains Viscosity
When your engine heats up, conventional oil can break down. Not synthetic oil, and it is more resistant to temperature changes due to extremely hot or wintry weather or too heavy hauls and long trips. Synthetic oil keeps protecting your engine.
Built Tough
Synthetic oil molecules also last longer, even for as long as 25,000 miles under the right circumstances. Since it lasts longer, you do not need to change your oil as often. Synthetic oil is also more resistant to extreme heat and cold, keeping your engine lubricated despite the weather or harsh working conditions.
Extended Drain Intervals
Extended drain intervals are industry jargon for “fewer oil changes.” You do not need to change your synthetic oil every 3,000 or 5,000 miles, as you do with conventional oil, and synthetic oil can keep you on the road for as long as 25,000 miles. That means more time to spend with your family, more money in your pocket, and less oil to dispose of in waste stations.
Additives in Synthetic Oil
Synthetic oils contain additives for almost any purpose – alkaline additives to neutralize acid build-up in diesel engines, engine cleaning additives, additives that prolong viscosity endurance – you name it, there is a synthetic oil with the additive. Look for the Total Base Number (TBN) for the total amount of additive in your motor oil. The higher the number, the more additives your oil has, and the longer it will last.
A Greener Product
One key point when you talk about the benefits of using synthetic oil is that Synthetic oil is cleaner for the environment in many ways. First, it avoids all the oil drilling, refining, and transportation hazards. Second, synthetic oil is recyclable. And finally, it burns more efficiently, reducing emissions.
For More Than Just Engines
Although AMSOIL is renowned for its use in Automotive Engines and Trucks, don’t forget that AMSOIL makes a complete product line of synthetics, including manual and automatic transmission fluids, gear lubes, greases, and cleaners.
Go Beyond Your Oil
Not only does AMSOIL provide the best synthetic motor oil and lubricants AMSOIL also produces the best Fuel Additives to keep your fuel system and combustion clean to maximize the engine performance. Check out AMSOIL Fuel Additives.
FAQs
What are the Benifits of Synthetic Oil
Today’s engines are subjected to scorching hot and cold temperatures, synthetic oil is superior at maintaining the oil’s viscosity index across the range, providing better protection.
Synthetic oil does not evaporate like conventional oil meaning less oil consumption.
Synthetic oil resists oxidation thermal breakdown, resulting in tar, sludge, and shellac deposits in the oil.
Can I switch a high mileage car to synthetic oil?
Absolutely, a true synthetic oil like AMSOIL is designed to provide better protection in all cars, trucks, Powersports, over the road, and farm equipment. Simple answer, if it uses oil or other lubricating products like grease, or gear oil using a true synthetic like AMSOIL is the best solution.
If you need still have questions or need assistance feel free to call AMSOIL Dealer Norm Stokes. With over 20 years in the industry Norm will be able to get those tough questions answered.
While researching and making a list, don’t forget AMSOIL High-Quality Fuel Additives are a must.
