| For decades car owners have pondered such | | | | began marketing the stuff like gangbusters and in |
| eternal questions as, "What's that sound coming | | | | the decades that followed many others joined the |
| from my engine?" and "Is that part really | | | | bandwagon. |
| necessary?" One of the most elusive pieces of | | | | One of the advantages to synthetic, advocates |
| car information though, has been how often | | | | chime, is that unlike regular oil, synthetic will not |
| should one change their oil? Every 3,000 miles? | | | | build up deposits in an engine, thus extending the |
| 5,000 miles? 9,000 miles? | | | | life of your car. It should be noted as well that |
| While there may not be a standard answer to this | | | | while the label may say "synthetic," synthetic oil |
| timeless inquiry, general consensus from car | | | | does contain some natural ingredients. |
| enthusiasts, talk show hosts, car magazines and | | | | With the advent of the miracle oil driving, |
| dealers estimate the right time to be around | | | | enthusiasts and those who simply needed to get |
| 5,000 miles, give or take the type and age of the | | | | from point A to point B had a way to prolong the |
| vehicle. | | | | life of their pride in joy or rust bucket's engine. |
| Also, an equally daunting question for some has | | | | When a person enters an automotive store |
| been the debate over whether or not to use | | | | today, they are inundated with a wealth of |
| synthetic motor oil. Believe it or not, once upon a | | | | choices and countless varieties of oil, both regular |
| time such liquids were not available to consumers | | | | and synthetic. Now shopping for oil is as fun (or |
| or race car drivers. Then something spectacular | | | | as complicated) as shopping for toothpaste and |
| happened in the 1970s - no, not disco - the | | | | other handy essentials. |
| creation of synthetic motor oil. Mobil 1 and Amsoil | | | | |