Is Castrol Syntec synthetic?

[James408]

Is Castrol Syntec a true synthetic?

 

[uconn1150]

How do you define a synthetic? Marketers in the US consider Group III synthetic. The Syntec 0w-30 (Made in Germany) is a synthetic as defined as in Europe (Group IV/V).

 

[pev223]

Castrol Syntec is a group III motor oil.

 

[Jason8691]

The MSDS says synthetic hydrocarbon, so who knows what that really means.

 

[pev223]

It is common knowledge and pretty much undisputed that the American Syntec has been a group III oil since 1997. They were sued in 1999 by Mobil for claiming it was a true synthetic. Castrol won that round.

Since then synthetic became mostly a marketing term that includes group III oils as well as Group IV and Group V oils.

In other words since 1999 "synthetic" Hydrocarbons means the same thing as synthetic oil, almost nothing.

 

[Merkava_4]

Originally Posted By: James408
Is Castrol Syntec a true synthetic?


It's a Group III synthetic; or at least that's the way I've always thought of it as being.

 

[Dr_No]

I look behind me and see the dead horses.

 

[levi]

Originally Posted By: Dr_No
I look behind me and see the dead horses.


But some still whimper, Kemo Sabe.

 

[dave1251]

Short answer. Syntec is Synthetic and a good one at that.

 

[ccs v2.0]

Originally Posted By: Dr_No
I look behind me and see the dead horses.

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=950368&fpart=1
Sticky gawds, purdy please...

 

[Gary Allan]

Quote:
How do you define a synthetic?

Standard PR response: Well, first I think we'd need to define synthetic (can be exchanged for "completely destroyed" in other usage) before I could comment.