Visit our Volkswagen of Sioux City service department for vehicle maintenance, and we're likely to offer conventional or synthetic oil during an oil change. "What's synthetic?" people always immediately ask us. Great question. Here's the quick answer.
The Basics of Synthetic Oil
Synthetic oil may be fully synthetic or a blend of synthetic and conventional. Unlike conventional, a natural product of crude oil, synthetic consists of artificially created, uniform size molecules. The molecules derive from several common synthetic bases:
- Polyalphaolefins (PAOs)
- Polyalkaline Glycols (PAGs)
- Dibasic Acid Ester (Diester)
- Polyol Ester
Benefits of Synthetic Oil
Synthetic is essentially designer oil, built from synthetic basestocks molecule by molecule. This artificial structure allows manufacturers to craft machine or motor oil with optimal viscosity across a wide temperature range. Owing to uniform molecular structure, synthetic oil works exquisitely at lubricating machine parts, keeping them dust-free and collecting any impurities that may arise from combustion.
Conventional oil still performs up to par, and the ease of finding it makes it a persistent option for auto mechanics, motorists and machinists.
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