Why SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL?
Motor oils are comprised of two parts, the base oil and additive package. The base oil comprises 80-90% of the oil by volume and the additives the remaining 10-20%. There are five groups of base oils: Group I, II, III, IV and V. Groups I to III are refined from crude oil containing tars, asphalts, waxes ,aromatics and other “bad things”. These crude oils are “cleaned up”, to the extent possible, by hydrocracking and filtering. The group III base oils are the best of this genre. However, they still contain variably-sized molecules and some contaminants that can result in sludge, varnish and other deposits in your engine. Moreover, the quality of group III base oils vary greatly due to differences in the feedstocks and refining methods utilized. Synthetic oils are group IV (PAOs) and group V (esters) base oils. These synthetic oils are “man-made” synthesized uniform molecular structures that significantly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of these oils relative to their petroleum
