XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: ron@null.invalid   
      
   On May 01, 2023, Scott Lurndal wrote   
   (in article):   
      
   >>Clearly you cannot answer a simple question.   
   >>   
   >>What makes the oil you use BETTER than what I buy?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Unless you're re-using old oil (common back in the 40's   
   > and 50's when rings sucked and you burned through a   
   > quart a week), all modern oils meet the appropriate   
   > standards and should all be interchangable, regardless   
   > of cost.    Synthetics have fewer impurities due to   
   > the more costly refining process, and thus generally   
   > have a higher cost.   
      
   The most knowledgeable person is one who doesn't listen to marketing ads.   
   Like you intimated, USA passenger vehicle motor oil is a commodity.   
      
   There are a few different kinds (diesel engine, synthetic, non-synthetic),   
   but they all meet the API specifications that the manufacturer specified.   
      
   Do you really have any other choice but those three (which you choose based   
   on the engine type or on the weather conditions inherent in your area)?   
      
   (I discounted semi-synthetic as a marketing gimmick.)   
      
   Ron, the humblest guy in town.   
      
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