ARTICLE: Synthetic oil vs Mineral oil

amit_mechengg · 13th July 2008, 12:56

i am getting a petronas syntium 3000 fully synthetic oil for Rs.2350/- mfg date 04/2007.

is it the correct price because the mrp is Rs.2600/-, mainly shall i purchase such an old oil. how much is the shell life for unopened synthetic oil

nitrous · 13th July 2008, 13:54

U can use it, amit.
Btw, What grade is it? 5W40?
Have you tried sourcing the Syntium 5000?

amit_mechengg · 13th July 2008, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

U can use it, amit.
Btw, What grade is it? 5W40?
Have you tried sourcing the Syntium 5000?

ya its 5w40. no i havent tried it. is it way better than syntium 3000? i am intending to use it for my alto

wildcard · 13th July 2008, 22:01

Valvoline synthetic is a good buy at about Rs 400 per litre ,made in USA. I have switched to this from Mobil 1 in both my Baleno and Verna and find the engine smoother. Fellow Tbhpian Quicksilver has also taken this oil and iam yet to hear his experience.

nitrous · 13th July 2008, 23:37

400 bucks? fully synthetic?
Thalaivaa! where?

lohithrao · 14th July 2008, 09:16

I used Castrol Magnetec for about 7000+kms in my car i must say it is much better then the regular mineral oil....

For both city and long drives its the BEST choice...would recommended it!!!

amit_mechengg · 14th July 2008, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by nitrous

400 bucks? fully synthetic?
Thalaivaa! where?

normal pertronas fully synthetic oil costs rs.320 a litre. i am not speaking about syntium though.

nripin · 14th July 2008, 10:31

Any ideas on who stock SynPower from Valvoline in bangalore?

lohithrao · 14th July 2008, 12:05

Honda has started to us synthetic oil in their workshops, no idea which brand though... the rating is 0-30...

johy · 4th August 2008, 08:21

I am getting my engine oil change at 10000 kms for my Wagon R. Recommended grade is 20W40.

I am going for Synthetic? Does Mobil have this grade? or Castrol?

Can one use higher grade engine oil?

lohithrao · 4th August 2008, 20:09

Johy, Dont worry about the grade!
you can go for Castrol Magnetec which is 10W-40 or sny synthetic which are bien discussed here...most of them are 5W-40

btw am running Idimitsu synthetic oil, which was provided in Honda authorised service center, have done above 1300kms till now and am liking it.

lohithrao · 4th August 2008, 20:10

Castrol Magnetic is a semi synthetic oil but is worth the money!

fastcar · 4th August 2008, 20:24

hi johy
20w40 is a mineral oil,whereas synthetic oil is manufactured in labs so costly
once use of syn oil it is recomended not to shift back to mineral oil

yzfrj · 4th August 2008, 20:58

In a new car, how long should you wait to use Synthetic Oil ?
Can it be used during first oil change ?
Or should we give more time for the engine to run-in a bit before using Synthetic ?

hyper123 · 4th August 2008, 22:20

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Originally Posted by yzfrj

In a new car, how long should you wait to use Synthetic Oil ?
Can it be used during first oil change ?
Or should we give more time for the engine to run-in a bit before using Synthetic ?

Change to synthetic after atleast 10,000 kms.

13th July 2008, 12:56	#1006
amit_mechengg Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 2,487 Thanked: 2,251 Times View My Garage	i am getting a petronas syntium 3000 fully synthetic oil for Rs.2350/- mfg date 04/2007. is it the correct price because the mrp is Rs.2600/-, mainly shall i purchase such an old oil. how much is the shell life for unopened synthetic oil
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13th July 2008, 13:54	#1007
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	U can use it, amit. Btw, What grade is it? 5W40? Have you tried sourcing the Syntium 5000?
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13th July 2008, 22:01	#1009
wildcard BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pollachi Coimba Posts: 35 Thanked: 4 Times	Valvoline synthetic is a good buy at about Rs 400 per litre ,made in USA. I have switched to this from Mobil 1 in both my Baleno and Verna and find the engine smoother. Fellow Tbhpian Quicksilver has also taken this oil and iam yet to hear his experience.
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13th July 2008, 23:37	#1010
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	400 bucks? fully synthetic? Thalaivaa! where?
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14th July 2008, 09:16	#1011
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Castrol Magnatec rocks! I used Castrol Magnetec for about 7000+kms in my car i must say it is much better then the regular mineral oil.... For both city and long drives its the BEST choice...would recommended it!!!
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14th July 2008, 10:31	#1013
nripin BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 131 Thanked: Once	Any ideas on who stock SynPower from Valvoline in bangalore?
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14th July 2008, 12:05	#1014
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Honda has started to us synthetic oil in their workshops, no idea which brand though... the rating is 0-30...
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4th August 2008, 08:21	#1015
johy BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Siliguri Posts: 972 Thanked: 622 Times View My Garage	I am getting my engine oil change at 10000 kms for my Wagon R. Recommended grade is 20W40. I am going for Synthetic? Does Mobil have this grade? or Castrol? Can one use higher grade engine oil?
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4th August 2008, 20:09	#1016
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Johy, Dont worry about the grade! you can go for Castrol Magnetec which is 10W-40 or sny synthetic which are bien discussed here...most of them are 5W-40 btw am running Idimitsu synthetic oil, which was provided in Honda authorised service center, have done above 1300kms till now and am liking it.
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4th August 2008, 20:10	#1017
lohithrao Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kudla/Mangaluru Posts: 3,204 Thanked: 225 Times View My Garage	Castrol Magnetic is a semi synthetic oil but is worth the money!
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4th August 2008, 20:24	#1018
fastcar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 28 Thanked: 0 Times	hi johy 20w40 is a mineral oil,whereas synthetic oil is manufactured in labs so costly once use of syn oil it is recomended not to shift back to mineral oil
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4th August 2008, 20:58	#1019
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	In a new car, how long should you wait to use Synthetic Oil ? Can it be used during first oil change ? Or should we give more time for the engine to run-in a bit before using Synthetic ?
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