Posted by docmirror on February 06, 2020 at 13:29:20 from (107.213.165.255):
In Reply to: synthetic oil? posted by Ellis Kinney on February 06, 2020 at 07:32:00:
There are NO oils in the US which are true synthetics. A synthetic oil is made from a group of polymers, and esters, paraffins, and a few other special concoctions that modern engines require. There was a HUGE lawsuit between Castrol and Mobil when one of them started selling hydrocracked dino oil with additive package as 'full synthetic'. The court eventually ruled that even though it came out of the ground as crude oil, was refined, then refined again for the base stock, they were allowed to market it as 'full synthetic'.
Having said that, the rules in the EU are entirely different. 'Full synthetic' oil in the EU cannot be made from crude oil that was pumped out of the ground, and hydrocracked and then refined again. 'Full synthetic' in the EU comes from a lab where the constituent elements are blended, and then go through fractional distillation to the final product.
I say again - there are NO true full synthetic oils in the US for the automotive market. There are some special lubricants that are used in industry, and scientific machines which do require full synthetic oil, but it is not marketed for SAE API auto engines, and it is very, very expensive($25-300 per qt).
One could go to the EU, buy some cases of full synthetic oil and then try to ship it to the US. But - guess what!? It's against the law to import synthetic motor oil from the EU without a special license. I know, because I tried to order a few cases for an exotic car I own, and was warned by the English distributor that they were not allowed to ship to any US destination. Sad.
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