Synthetic oil

[Todd Young]

I've been mixing full synthetic and regular motor oil for over 2 years
now. I usually try to stay within a brand, such as Mobil1 with regular
Mobil oil, and same viscosity, such as 5w-30.

auditude at cox.net wrote:
> Regarding semi-synthetics, I'll share my thoughts.
>
> I haven't seen anything that describes what percentage of synthetic you are getting.  So, they could put in a tiny amount of synthetic, use conventional for the rest, and still call it a semi-synthetic.
>
> My thinking is if you are supposed to be able to mix synthetic and conventional without any problems, then I would rather by 50/50 (or whatever ratio) of each and mix them myself in my engine.  That way I know what I'm paying for.
>
> I suppose it might be prudent to use the same brand for both oil types.
> Later,
> Ken


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Todd Young
7079 Dawn Ave. E.
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076