Subject: [Amc-list] Synthetic or conventional.... From: "William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:04:23 -0700 To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Just purchased a new car a couple of weeks ago and would like to use synthetic oil instead of conventional oil. Does anyone know the goods and bads of using synthetics compaired to using a conventional oil. The car is a 2006 Dodge Magnum SE. 2.7 liter V-6 with a 4 speed auto. Thanks in advance... Bill Northern Id. ---.--- Run a 'Diesel' rated Synthetic like Mobil '1' 'Delvac'. Google Diesel engine oils - plenty of coverage as to why - . Long and short of it is: The EPA wanted the Oil companies to lose their 'wear protection' package - Moly and some other things that prevent metal to metal contact - because - if your engine was burning oil - it would decrease the effectivness of the Catalytic Convertor. The Truckers threatened a shut down strike since their operating costs and down times from Engine damage / failures would be huge. So - the only Oils that still contain an Anti-Wear package are the Diesel Rated oils. I've 4 quarts of Delvac sitting next to me at the moment - going into my '89 Cherokee. The TOYOTA truck and car guys run Diesel oil and rave on it - engine is quieter etc. BMW buys 'Delvac' from Mobil and repackages it as 'BMW OIL' - runs in all their vehicles from the Factory. -- ___ =Bt= /~ ~\ milnersXcoupe |_ | "The Heretic" |/ __-__ \ /~ ~~-_ ~~ -~~\ ~\ / | \ , / / \ // _ _---~~~ //-_ \ / (/~~ ) _____/-__ ~-_ _-\ _________ / _-~\\0) ~~~~ ~~-_ \__--~~ `\ ___---~~~ /' /_-~ _-/' )~/ /' (___________/ _-~/' _-~~/ _-~ _ ----- _~-_\\\\ _-~ /' __--~ (_ ______---~~~--_ _-~ ~-_~\\\\ ( ( -_~ ~-_ | ~-_ /~~~~\ \ \~~ ~-_ ~-_ ~\ ~~--__-----_ \ ; / \ ______-----\ ~-__~-~~~~~~--_ ~~--_ \ . | | \((*)~~~~~~~~~~| __--~~ ~-_ ) | | | \ |~|~---------)__--~~ \_____________/ / , \ ~-----~ / /~ ) \ ~-----~ / ~-_ _-~ /_______________________________/ `-_ _-~ ~ ----- ~ ~ ----- ~ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20070807/a5202165/attachment.htm _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list