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Synthetic oils came about because every oil used in cars has an additive package in it to help it do it's job. Oil without these packages would only lubricate and not be very consistent as they heated. Eventually scientists figured out how to make synthetics that are less suceptible to heat and breakdown. as a result synthetics last much longer than the additive packages did and they are very consistent in viscosity throughout the temperature ranges they operate at. We started using them in jet engines back in the 1970's and it was amazing how much less wear we saw at inspection cycles.
The only drawback I have seen with them is that they are initially more expensive and, on an older engine with even minor leaks, synthetics will tend to leak as much or more from those areas.
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Always use synthetic oils in BMW's.
Can you alternate between synthetic and regular oils?
Yes, you can even mix them.
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It might be... It's highly not recommended to mix regular and synthetic oils.
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Who told you it was not good? You can and should use full synthetic in a 150cc air cooled engine.
Why is it not recommended to mix synthetic oils?
Who told you it is not recommended? You can mix synthetics as long as they are of the same weight. You can even mix synthetic with conventional oil.
What type of oil do you use 2000 ml430?
Mercedes recommends synthetic oils such as Moble-1. It is very important that you use synthetic oils since they have increased the interval between oil changes to once every 10,000 miles.
How often should you change synthetic oil?
With most synthetic oils, the manufacturing company recommends changing every 3000 miles. Most of these oils, even the cheap off-brand will last up to about 4500 or 5000 miles.
what is the best oil substitute?
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What is synthetic antioxidant?
It is a fake antioxidant used to preserve fats and oils in packaged foods.
