Consumer Reports presents the advantages and downsides of using synthetic oil in your car, and why you might want to consider ...

CR shares five things to know about oil changes for your car, including when and how often to change the motor oil and ...

So, you mixed synthetic oil and conventional oil. You screwed up, and now you're wondering if what you did will have catastrophic consequences. Whether it was a simple accident or if you did it on ...

With so many available motor oil brands and several labels like "synthetic blend," "full synthetic," or "conventional," the process of choosing one for your car has now become somewhat tedious. It ...

A longtime mechanic recently broke down how motor oil that’s labeled full synthetic oil isn’t 100 percent synthetic. Rich, or Fordbossme (@fordbossme), has already gained a loyal following for his ...

Q: I bought new a 2018 Mazda6, four-cylinder turbo. The specs call for semi-synthetic oil. Everyone who I know with auto expertise thinks I should use full synthetic, even a former engineer friend ...

Once upon a time, synthetic engine lubricants were considered exotic and used in only the most rarified performance engines. In fact, one of the companies discussed here, AMSOIL, was the first company ...