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XOM tested M1 in harsh Vegas/dusty/heat/stop and go conditions, did tear downs, but people whine and complain about it. Amazing. Where are the other tests from other companies? I give Amsoil credit for their testing.Which btw, shows M1 to be a very good product.
The others in the mean time are releasing "adaptive molecule oils, SUV oils, super sludge protection oils and torture tests..oh and 4-ball wear testing". Don't people see a problem with that?
I just got back from Las Vegas and even looked/talked to some cab operators (the ones who spoke clear english) and guess what, they use normal oil (bulk 10w-30 mostly according to the window stickers) and most of the cabs have high milage. (WELL over 150k on the dozen I saw/rode in)
Syn is not needed and even more, a "test" that showed NOTHING. Syn oil every 15k vs conventional every 15k.
The Syn oil showed varnish in their tests. The conventional oil (which most use) changed more often gets the job done. At a lower cost.
They seem to change around 6k I gather.(the window sticker just showed the mileage and type of oil, no date since I'm sure they don't worry about time)
I guess if you want to spend the $$ for syn, go ahead. BUT for the most part, your not going to see any benfits from it. When someone hits your car, the insurance company will not give you any more $$ because you ran syn oil. The engine will last either way.
I will not fall for D U M B marketing. The Las vegas test and now the Castrol syn 29% more power longer ad is right up there.
Love the idiot who sits there drinking the soda and his "not any more" comment when asked is that not the oil that you use?
Yeah, we all run our cars on rollers.
Amazing.
Buster, how is it that most of the cars on the road are making high mileage without running HM oils or Syn? And you know just as well as I that they are NOT getting changed every 3k or 3 months.
Any company who does this test or that test is doing it for one reason, to SELL stuff. Good for them. But always take a look at the bottom line.
I look at what has worked for me for the last 30 plus years. And knowing that todays oils are FAR better than the stuff I used in the 70s and got hundreds of thousands of miles with. (and remember that I have run syn and done UOAs to see if there is a difference)
I know some think that a $20 UOA is useless until it shows their oil having low wear. Then its the cats meow. But for me is that I've seen many an engine make 200k + with normal oils.
With your Honda, 7,500 miles on GTX, Pennzoil, Valvoline, etc would be no problem.
The cars that we see having problems would have had problems with no matter what oil you run. My 99 Taurus for example...
Take care, bill