10-17-2007, 03:27 AM
as others have already posted even a super mega bling full synthetic oil of entirely man made molecules still has to get its raw materials from somewhere.. so its not magic stuff that will save the environment if everyone uses it
also, after my current oil is done i'm going to try out a full synthetic "german castrol" 0w30 for winter time. for some reason the oil geeks at bitog.com wet themselves over this stuff so i will give it a try in my sube to see if the wears #s actually reduce. i'll keep you guys posted.. i know my '00 zx3 used 5w30 oil so a 0w30 would be acceptable.. if this 'german castrol' really IS better (and we actually have a way to measure better since i will have 3 analysis of rotella T 15w40 to compare against) it could be worth using despite the extra cost
also, after my current oil is done i'm going to try out a full synthetic "german castrol" 0w30 for winter time. for some reason the oil geeks at bitog.com wet themselves over this stuff so i will give it a try in my sube to see if the wears #s actually reduce. i'll keep you guys posted.. i know my '00 zx3 used 5w30 oil so a 0w30 would be acceptable.. if this 'german castrol' really IS better (and we actually have a way to measure better since i will have 3 analysis of rotella T 15w40 to compare against) it could be worth using despite the extra cost