Consumer Reports presents the advantages and downsides of using synthetic oil in your car, and why you might want to consider ...

The friction-fighting properties of synthetic lubricants have been well established by now. Second only to making sure you change your oil at regular intervals is the need for a high-quality synthetic ...

Changing your own oil, while simple in principle, is often a rather deceptively nuanced task in one key area: selecting which oil is best for your vehicle. For instance, there's a huge variety of ...

Under “normal” driving conditions, synthetic oil can go 10,000 to 15,000 miles, or six to 12 months, between changes. Follow these guidelines for changing oil under these extreme driving conditions: ...

You're staring down two shiny jugs at the auto parts aisle. One says semi‑synthetic, the other full synthetic, and you're thinking maybe they're basically the same, right? Maybe that's just a ...

Once upon a time, synthetic engine lubricants were considered exotic and used in only the most rarified performance engines. In fact, one of the companies discussed here, AMSOIL, was the first company ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Synthetic motor oils have been around for a while now, longer than most gearheads realize. The first synthetic hydrocarbon oils were created ...

Synthetic engine oil typically costs 2 to 4 times as much as conventional mineral oil, but it is definitely cheaper than an engine or a vehicle. The US military exclusively uses synthetic oil in all ...