Hello All,
With my new car (2013 kia forte 10,000 miles) I have decided to go with the "Severe" OCI even though I meet basically all of the "Normal" schedule guides EXCEPT "I drive in a place where corrosive or salt is used on the road", granted this is only in the winter, I feel it will be easier to just stick with severe to protect my warranty.
This basically a follow up to a question another user has asked in the past "Is there any benefit to Synthetic in a normal OCI" most of the answers where no that it was not worth it.
The question:
If the 50% of wear at start-up statement is true, and if synthetic truly has better flow properties and detergents, Isn't it technically still a better choice for a normal OCI? Or is this all marketing hype and gimmicks? And maybe a syn-blend is the best of both worlds for this app(Pennzoil syn-blend)?
I really want this car to hold out for the long term, much longer than the warranty period, once I'm out of my warranty i fully plan on following the "Normal" schedule as I don't see how salt will affect a OCI, as long as a decent air filter is in place. But the first 100k miles i want to make sure as little wear as possible helps, So let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!
With my new car (2013 kia forte 10,000 miles) I have decided to go with the "Severe" OCI even though I meet basically all of the "Normal" schedule guides EXCEPT "I drive in a place where corrosive or salt is used on the road", granted this is only in the winter, I feel it will be easier to just stick with severe to protect my warranty.
This basically a follow up to a question another user has asked in the past "Is there any benefit to Synthetic in a normal OCI" most of the answers where no that it was not worth it.
The question:
If the 50% of wear at start-up statement is true, and if synthetic truly has better flow properties and detergents, Isn't it technically still a better choice for a normal OCI? Or is this all marketing hype and gimmicks? And maybe a syn-blend is the best of both worlds for this app(Pennzoil syn-blend)?
I really want this car to hold out for the long term, much longer than the warranty period, once I'm out of my warranty i fully plan on following the "Normal" schedule as I don't see how salt will affect a OCI, as long as a decent air filter is in place. But the first 100k miles i want to make sure as little wear as possible helps, So let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!