"Josh" wrote;
Not many years ago, I was told to beware switching between regular and
>synthetic oils because, if you switched to synthetic you couldn't switch
>back to regular ever again.
You're absolutely correct Josh, that was a bunch of crap. Switch back if you have to, but I don't know why anyone would?
I was told that the oils didn't "mix" and would
>ruin my engine. What a load of nonsense.
True again! The oils can be mixed. Example, look at the "blended" oils for sale on the market today (which is a gimick, don't buy them).
But the above illustrates the point
>that there is a lot of misinformation out there on synthetic oils.
>There is no evidence that synthetic oil provides any better protection than
>conventional oil.
Well, Josh, here we have a problem. Good synthetic oils basically stop metal to metal wear almost completely if everything is machined and fitted correctly. This is a proven fact, not lore, not rubbish nor misinformation. There is plenty of evidence and much thorough testing has been done and I have been involved in some of it. I am retired so I have nothing to gain from lying to you.
It does provide a good deal of piece-of-mind, though. That
>could be more important than the extra $$ saved continuing to use >conventional oil.
>josh
I agree with you here Josh, peace of mind is the most important factor. A car can be replaced, but time and energy spent worrying about things is lost forever.
"The Ole Factory Rep"