Synthetic oil or not?

Actually i like the smell of reclaimed french fry oil. Makes me think of lunch following these bio diesel guys using it.

 

I have been using full synthetic oil (Amsoil brand) in every vehicle I have owned since the late 1990's - cars, pickups, motorcycles. I also used to do regular oil analysis at every oil & filter change on the two diesel pickups I owned years back, just to make sure I wasn't going too long between oil changes, and I have never had any issues so far.

The only downsides of synthetic versus conventional oil that I am aware of are 1) Co$t of synthetics; and 2) if the drain plug isn't a very good fit, or any other areas in the pan/transfer case/diff/transmission/etc. that might leak, synthetic oil/lubes are more likely to leak out that conventional lubes. Not that it WILL happen, just more likely to with syn than dino oil.

 

I use peanut oil. Smells much better!

 

LOL. Reminds me of a classic forum thread of a guy who put NOS energy drink in his motorcycle thinking it was octane booster.

https://web.archive.org/web/20090523084843/http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570

 

Pure synthetics tend to have poor corrosion protection on any steel components exposed to air/oxygen. Much harder to beat the semi synthetic, and dino oils.

 

I think olive oil may be healthier though.

 

Just put a little jb weld to make sure the seals don’t start a leak. The 3rd gen’s have a timing cover leak that happens over time, as miles rack on.

 

I am here for a good time, not a long time!

 

Yeah, but the healthier one can stay, the longer one can have a good time.

 

100% Nitrogen only

 

Yup I use it all the time with a mobil one filter in my Wrangler and in my 22 off rd tacoma. I won't wait the 10k between changes so it gets Supertech at the 5k interval between the dealer freebies.

 

I prefer to use the original Dino oil from 240 million years ago from the Mesozoic Era. Why switch after all those successful years