Comments on: Will Switching to Synthetic Oil Give You Better Gas Mileage?

By: Michael Montemayor

Michael Montemayor — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:45:57 +0000

I drive a 2003 Ford F150 with a 5.4 Triton V8 with 97,xxx miles on it. My father started using synthetic oil months ago. I drive at a constant 50 miles per hour, and only use premium gasoline. and i always get 19.5 miles to the gallon or better. when i drive on the highway I can get at the most 26 and thats doing 80.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:56:40 +0000

With oil at the high prices today. Would it make sense to have all autos run on Synthetic oil? Would this save oil? Also, why don’t we have all cars run on one type of gas? If the gas formula is change for air quality issues, why don’t we just use this formula all the time and save money at the front end of the chain?
Big C thanks for the response to the 1st question.

Earl

By: Big C

Big C — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:20:22 +0000

Synthetic oil is still made with the same organic chemicals (hydrocarbons) as conventional oil. The main difference is that each of the particles of the conventional petroleum are broken down and then reassembled so that every single particle is the same size. This makes the oil much more stable in the long term even with the accumulation of soot (what makes the oil dark).

By: Earl

Earl — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:33:31 +0000

I have a question,is Synthetic Oil made with out any real oil being used??
Thanks

By: Synthetic Oil - Does It Increase Gas Mileage? ~ The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP

Synthetic Oil - Does It Increase Gas Mileage? ~ The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:31:40 +0000

[...] I have recently surfed the Internet trying to find out if using synthetic oil will increase gas mileage. After reading more material than I thought would be available about this subject, it is difficult to find any absolutes, since everyone has a difference of opinion. The reason synthetic oil will probably help you achieve greater gas mileage is due to the fact it tends to lubricate your car’s engine better than conventional motor oil. Because of the better lubrication, there tends to be less friction within the engine, which causes the engine to run more efficiently, helping you achieve greater gas mileage. Source. [...]

By: Pal

Pal — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:06:37 +0000

I have a Scion xB which has a 5k interval for regular oil changes, but as I use synthetic and change my own oil and filter it’s every 10-12k, as the oil is rated for 15k. It’s more expensive yes, but done half the time so not quite so bad.