Reasons to Choose Synthetic Oil

When the time comes to change the oil in your vehicle, you’ll have two basic options – conventional or synthetic oil. As the names would suggest, conventional oil is the type of automotive oil that has been used for generations. The synthetic option is a more recent entry into the market, and it has helped to provide a number of performance advantages. But is it right for your vehicle? Let’s take a closer look.

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The Benefits of Synthetic Oil

It’s not by accident that synthetic oil has become such a popular option for motorists across the country. There are plenty of benefits associated with this option, including the points listed below –
• Fewer changes. Simply put, synthetic oil lasts longer than conventional oil, meaning you will need to change the oil in your engine less frequently when you use synthetic. The ideal interval will vary from one vehicle to the next, but you may double the number of miles you can drive on one oil change before needing to have it replaced. That means fewer trips into the service department for an oil change, and less interruption for your day to day life.
• Improved protection. Not only does synthetic oil remain useful for far longer than conventional, but it also does a better job protecting your engine. Keeping quality synthetic oil in your engine as the miles add up will help protect various engine parts while providing you with excellent performance along the way.
• Reduced friction. The entire point of having oil in your engine in the first place is to reduce friction. The oil dramatically cuts down on friction between moving parts by lubricating everything in the engine and allowing it to slide back and forth freely. Both types of oils will lubricate, but synthetic does it better.
• Stability at extreme temperatures. This is a helpful point in Idaho, where we can deal with quite hot weather in the summer and very cold days in the winter. With a synthetic oil, you’ll have better protection against those wild swings in temperature, as it is not going to be as affected by the conditions as a traditional oil. This is another reason you should expect to get a longer useful life from an oil change when synthetic is used.

This all sounds pretty good so far. You’ll get better performance, and a longer lifespan, out of a synthetic oil than you will from conventional. So, why would anyone still pick synthetic oil over conventional when so many benefits are on the table? That question brings us to the topic at hand for our next section.

A Matter of Cost

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that synthetic oil is more expensive than conventional oil. This stands to reason, of course, as more is required to produce synthetic oil and prepare it for the market than is needed for standard oil products. Depending on the brand of oil, and the specifics of that product, you can expect to spend quite a bit more – in the end, the cost of changing your oil may roughly be doubled if you decide to go with synthetic.

If you are thinking about your next oil change in terms of price and nothing else, you’ll probably go with conventional oil. But that might be a decision that actually costs you more in the long run. As mentioned above, there are plenty of performance benefits that will improve the way the oil works in your engine and could help you get a longer overall useful life from your vehicle. If you are providing your engine with better protection through the use of this type of oil, that added cost for each change could wind up being a great investment in the end.

Also, remember to think about the frequency of your oil changes when doing the math on this matter. If an oil change costs roughly twice as much with synthetic as it would have cost with conventional oil – but you only change your oil half as frequently – you will come out even in terms of the actual price of this service. Then, when you add in those protective and performance benefits, the choice actually becomes an easy one.

It Might Be Required

The case for using synthetic oil is a strong one. With so much to gain, and with the cost coming out pretty much even thanks to the reduced frequency of changes, it’s not hard to understand why synthetic oils have gotten so popular.

With that said, this might be a choice that isn’t really a decision at all. Depending on the make and model of your vehicle, the use of synthetic oil might actually be required in your owner’s manual. More and more vehicles are being designed and built with synthetic oil in mind to keep the engine functioning properly. So, before you let anyone change the oil in your vehicle, be sure that they have consulted the specs for that make and model and are using the right kind of oil for the job.

Is synthetic oil right for your vehicle? You don’t need to make that decision on your own. Reach out to Taylor & Sons Chevrolet to talk to a member of our friendly team or to schedule an appointment with our service department. We’ll let you know if synthetic oil is required for your vehicle, and if it isn’t, we’ll talk with you about whether or not this choice would make sense in your situation. Thank you for taking the time to stop by and we are excited to serve you!

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