Advantage of Switching from Motor Oil to Synthetic Oil in a Car

Running head: MOTOR OIL AND SYNTHETIC OIL
Advantage of Switching from Motor Oil to Synthetic Oil in a Car
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MOTOR OIL AND SYNTHETIC OIL
Synthetic and conventional motor oil begin in the ground and this is the only
similarity between this two genera oil1. The following essay aims to perform a comparative
study between synthetic and motor oil based on their advantages and disadvantages in order
to ascertain which genera of oil is best suited for automobiles.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Synthetic Oil
Synthetic oil is a type of lubricant that artificially derived chemical and hence termed
as synthetic. The main advantage of synthetic oil over conventional motor oil is, synthetic oil
degrades slowly and thus has longer half-life than motor oil. This longer life span of synthetic
oil enables the car to gain longer mileage in between the oil refills. The other advantages of
synthetic oil include less wearing of engine spare parts especially during winters. Thus in one
sentence synthetic oil can be defined as thinner oil that resists temperature extremes and lasts
longer. However, the main advantage of synthetic oil turns out to be its disadvantage. The
fact that synthetic oil lasts longer, the driver or the car owner is less likely to open the hood of
the car at regular intervals to check the car's internal condition. So even if the there is a
problem inside the engine, in goes unnoticed until the time the driver opens to refill the
engine tank1.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Motor Oil
Conventional motor oil or mineral oil is produced from fossil fuel. This automotive
lubricant functions best with combustion-type engine. Conventional oil does not have hassle
towards manufacturing. Once an oil mine is spotted, the mining operations just require
drilling down to tap out the natural oil reservoir below. However, keeping into consideration
the exponential increase in the number of automobiles in comparison limited number of oil
mines, the global stock of conventional oil is going to exhaust in coming decades. Moreover,
combustion of conventional oil emits environmental pollutants. Thus in one sentence it can
1 Synthetic Oil Vs. Conventional Oil | Mobil™ Motor Oils." Mobiloil.Com, 2017,
https://mobiloil.com/en/article/car-maintenance/learn-about-motor-oil-facts/synthetic-oil-vs-conventional-oil.