Switching from Synthenic to Dyno Oil?
I have a Workhorse Chasis with the Chev 8.1 engine. It has a 22000 miles. The previous owner has been using Synthenic oil. I've been thinking of switching to Dyno......what are the pros and cons o...
Forum Discussion
wca01 wrote:
I have been testing engine oils in autos, trucks, and motor homes since 2000.
Engine oil doesn't wear out, it just gets dirty and that depletes the oil additive package. When the additive package is depleted, the oil gets dirtier, and the process continues to multiply. The dirt and depletion of the additive package is the result of products of combustion escaping the cylinders and contaminating the oil.
You'll want to research the effects of combustion gasses have on the oil. It does wear out because the raw gas dilutes it. It's why the oil feels like syrup when new and water when drained. Diluted oil allows much more metal to metal contact as it simply cant resist the compression exerted on it.
Synthetic oil's primary benefit is the high resistance to dilution from blowby gasses.
