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In any group of petrol heads the conversation will invariably turn to engine oils, engine oil price and the inevitable question as to why use synthetic motor oil?
Let’s ignore engine oil price for a moment and examine the performance of full synthetic engine oil. To keep this article brief I’ll focus on full synthetic motor oil, API Group V, as opposed to semi synthetic oil.
Synthetic motor oil is specifically blended to meet the operating requirements of the ever evolving engine. The following properties are common in