dino oil vs synthetic mpg
has any one when from dino oil to full synthetic oil & had better m p g & what oil & how much better m p g did you get ? i have 2011 chevy 2500 Duramax pulling 35 ft 5th wheel..
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LMAO, I see there's a lot of fishermen in this thread. :B :R
OP here is the way it breaks down according to CAT.
Savings:
Driver: Up to 20%
Route: Up to 20%
Speed: Up to 12%
Climate: Up to 12%
Fuel: 2.5% (winter blend)
GCW: 8.5% 55K vs 45K
Tires: 2.5%
Idle time: 1.5%
As you can see, they don't even list oil. In fact, in almost all cases CAT does not even recommend syn oil. Lets say you get a 1% savings with syn oil. That's 1 gallon in a 100. At what.....$2.50/ gallon you will save $2.50 but that will be eaten up by the cost of the syn oil and then some.
OP here is the way it breaks down according to CAT.
Savings:
Driver: Up to 20%
Route: Up to 20%
Speed: Up to 12%
Climate: Up to 12%
Fuel: 2.5% (winter blend)
GCW: 8.5% 55K vs 45K
Tires: 2.5%
Idle time: 1.5%
As you can see, they don't even list oil. In fact, in almost all cases CAT does not even recommend syn oil. Lets say you get a 1% savings with syn oil. That's 1 gallon in a 100. At what.....$2.50/ gallon you will save $2.50 but that will be eaten up by the cost of the syn oil and then some.
