Uh, Yes!, Uh, I mean NO!, no wait- Yes!
Synth is not mandatory, you will gain _some_ benefits, do what you want.
I'm a synth user myself, I recommend it, if it meets the manufacturer's specs or better.
TBerk
Synthetic oil or not?
Nov 07, 2003
24 Replies
Synthetics don't thicken nearly as much as regular oil in the cold, so the car will definitely be easier to start, besides the superior lubrication qualities of synthetics.
Ed B.
Hi,
I just put in 3 litres of walmart's tech 2000 partial synthetic 5w-30 oil with 1 litre of walmarts tech 2000 0w-30 100%synthetic and i notice a difference (good or bad). Before I just used regular dino oil 5w-30. I'm at 23,800kms.
I notice the engine doesn't knock and ping at low revs (manual 2.5TS
2003) but churns out a grumbling sound @1000-2000rpms, that i used to hear alot when it was new but this time it sounds less angrier, more hollow sound almost like a muffler of some racer. Its also more slippery ...I used to shift to 3rd gear when cornering and it seem to not slowdown as much and provide the control I need to korner as before. But when I'm speeding I can hit the 5th gear at 1000rpms and seems to be faster and more forgiving when shifting gears. It's more quieter with less torque-y noise.Can anybody explain these? thanks.
You going to change you oil every 3K with synthetic or 7K with synthetic. My wife's 02 Audi goes 10K between changes via the dealer. I change it at 5k by just dumping the oil. 10K is too long. If you change at 3K then why bother. Synthetic can go for 7 to 10K so the money is worth it. Only other reason is if you have a turbo.
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