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I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines.
My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? Thanks Matt 97 TJ, 2.5L, 5spd |
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ambrin did pass the time by typing:
> I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. > > My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. > > I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. > > Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? Benefits... dunno. I've tried everything from synthetic/mix/dino and noticed exactly nothing. Regular changes are the key. With synthetics you can stretch things a bit longer. Cost-wise I think it's about dead even. The only benefit to the pure synthetic was when I go to higher/colder climates. It seems to run better than dinosludge does. -- DougW |
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I've been useing Castrol 20w-50 with Lucas oil stabilizer.I live in
Phoenix Az that's worked great for me hope it works for you............SILKY DougW wrote: > ambrin did pass the time by typing: > > I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. > > > > My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. > > > > I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. > > > > Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? > > Benefits... dunno. I've tried everything from synthetic/mix/dino > and noticed exactly nothing. Regular changes are the key. With > synthetics you can stretch things a bit longer. Cost-wise I think > it's about dead even. > > The only benefit to the pure synthetic was when I go to higher/colder > climates. It seems to run better than dinosludge does. > > -- > DougW |
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I have used synthetics in my vehicles for about 10 years.. Before that it
was Quaker State. Same thing on my last vehicle, a 98 Cobra. I used synthetic. Sometimes oil changes didn't get done till about 5k miles but usually it was between 3-4k. Just before we traded it in at 77k miles we peered in through the oil filler opening and it was still just as clean and bright as it could be. I couldn't say that with a dino oil. Seriously, it works great. I use Mobil 1. It's in my Liberty too. Kate "ambrin" > wrote in message news : I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. : : My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. : : I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. : : Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? : : Thanks : Matt : 97 TJ, 2.5L, 5spd : : |
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Hi Katie,
Of course you know "synthetic" when it come to oil, is still petroleum (Dino as you call it) just refined to basestocks: http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/articles7.htm God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ "KJ.Kate" wrote: > > I have used synthetics in my vehicles for about 10 years.. Before that it > was Quaker State. > > Same thing on my last vehicle, a 98 Cobra. I used synthetic. Sometimes oil > changes didn't get done till about 5k miles but usually it was between > 3-4k. Just before we traded it in at 77k miles we peered in through the oil > filler opening and it was still just as clean and bright as it could be. I > couldn't say that with a dino oil. > > Seriously, it works great. I use Mobil 1. It's in my Liberty too. > > Kate > > "ambrin" > wrote in message > news > : I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. > : > : My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. > : > : I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. > : > : Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? > : > : Thanks > : Matt > : 97 TJ, 2.5L, 5spd > : > : |
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Persuing this train of logic, much of the food you eat is just that same
dino oil refined to basestocks and then synthesized into various foodstuffs and ingredients. L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed: > Hi Katie, > Of course you know "synthetic" when it come to oil, is still > petroleum (Dino as you call it) just refined to basestocks: > http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/articles7.htm > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > "KJ.Kate" wrote: > >>I have used synthetics in my vehicles for about 10 years.. Before that it >>was Quaker State. >> >>Same thing on my last vehicle, a 98 Cobra. I used synthetic. Sometimes oil >>changes didn't get done till about 5k miles but usually it was between >>3-4k. Just before we traded it in at 77k miles we peered in through the oil >>filler opening and it was still just as clean and bright as it could be. I >>couldn't say that with a dino oil. >> >>Seriously, it works great. I use Mobil 1. It's in my Liberty too. >> >>Kate >> >>"ambrin" > wrote in message >>news >>: I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. >>: >>: My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. >>: >>: I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. >>: >>: Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? >>: >>: Thanks >>: Matt >>: 97 TJ, 2.5L, 5spd >>: >>: |
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"Lon" > wrote in message ... > Persuing this train of logic, much of the food you eat is just that same > dino oil refined to basestocks and then synthesized into various > foodstuffs and ingredients. Continuing the same thought, why stop at dinos? They died out millions of years ago. Since then many billions of humans have been buried and recycled, the proteins leaching down into the soil to be returned as nutritional corn or poison ivy. When someone says they see the face of Hiawatha in a potato, it might be. > L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed: >> Hi Katie, >> Of course you know "synthetic" when it come to oil, is still >> petroleum (Dino as you call it) just refined to basestocks: >> http://www.1st-in-synthetics.com/articles7.htm >> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O >> http://www.billhughes.com/ >> >> "KJ.Kate" wrote: >> >>>I have used synthetics in my vehicles for about 10 years.. Before that it >>>was Quaker State. >>> >>>Same thing on my last vehicle, a 98 Cobra. I used synthetic. Sometimes >>>oil >>>changes didn't get done till about 5k miles but usually it was between >>>3-4k. Just before we traded it in at 77k miles we peered in through the >>>oil >>>filler opening and it was still just as clean and bright as it could be. >>>I >>>couldn't say that with a dino oil. >>> >>>Seriously, it works great. I use Mobil 1. It's in my Liberty too. >>> >>>Kate >>> >>>"ambrin" > wrote in message >>>news >>>: I've always used Quaker State oil in my gasoline engines. >>>: >>>: My 97 TJ 2.5L 5spd will use 10w-30 year round, or so the books say. >>>: >>>: I know that some folks here have used synthetic engine oil. >>>: >>>: Any recommendations/advice as to benefits of synthetics? >>>: >>>: Thanks >>>: Matt >>>: 97 TJ, 2.5L, 5spd >>>: >>>: |
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Yup, petroleum is a renewable resource.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Billzz wrote: > > Continuing the same thought, why stop at dinos? They died out millions of > years ago. Since then many billions of humans have been buried and > recycled, the proteins leaching down into the soil to be returned as > nutritional corn or poison ivy. When someone says they see the face of > Hiawatha in a potato, it might be. |
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Yes, I sub contracted for Upjohn in Houston a giant looking oil
refinery, it's only product was One-A-Day vitamins. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O http://www.billhughes.com/ Lon wrote: > > Persuing this train of logic, much of the food you eat is just that same > dino oil refined to basestocks and then synthesized into various > foodstuffs and ingredients. |
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To me, "synthetic oil" would be something made from other than petroleum.
Like corn or straight from the CO2 in the atmosphere. Or C12 atoms made by fusion from primordial interstellar hydrogen. From this discussion and other sources, it appears that synthetic, that you buy off the shelf in AutoZone or wherever, has just been subjected to a few more refining steps. Hopefully, this means that it is free of wax and varnish molecules that might interfere with effective lubrication, but you don't really know that. As far as its value as a lubricant, well I just don't know that either. However, I put a synthetic gear oil in the rear of my Suburban on the advice of a local mechanic, who claimed it would save fuel. The price difference was a couple dollars, what the heck. Earle "L.W. (ßill) Hughes III" > wrote in message ... > Yup, petroleum is a renewable resource. > God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O > http://www.billhughes.com/ > > Billzz wrote: > > > > Continuing the same thought, why stop at dinos? They died out millions of > > years ago. Since then many billions of humans have been buried and > > recycled, the proteins leaching down into the soil to be returned as > > nutritional corn or poison ivy. When someone says they see the face of > > Hiawatha in a potato, it might be. *** Free account sponsored by SecureIX.com *** *** Encrypt your Internet usage with a free VPN account from http://www.SecureIX.com *** |
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