After thousands of kilometers traveled, the time to change the oil has finally arrived. You go to Casa Grande Auto Shopping and one of our employees asks: “Synthetic or mineral oil?”. For further details, go here: how is synthetic oil made

He painted doubt. And now, how to resolve this issue?

Calm down, because today our blog will help you! From now on you will learn to identify the best type of oil for your car and, thus, rid the vehicle of future damage. Let's start!

Synthetic oil x Mineral oil

Before setting out that you should use synthetic or mineral oil in your car, it is worth going into detail about the composition of each of these options.

It is always good to point out that, for certain vehicles, synthetic oil works well. For other models, the most recommended is to always run with the mineral. Understand better:

What is mineral oil?

Mineral oil - or mineral lubricating oil - is produced based on additives and basic oils from oil refining.

This category, despite having been serving the market for years and being the type considered “traditional”, does not have the same excellence as synthetic and semi-synthetic.

There are two main reasons why many drivers choose mineral lubricating oil: the lower price and the fact that it meets the requirements of older cars.

The weak point of mineral oil, in turn, is its lower durability (meaning you will need to change it again in a shorter period of time).

What is synthetic oil?

As the word "synthetic" itself already indicates, a synthetic lubricating oil was manipulated by someone to achieve a higher performance than that of competitors (minerals and semi-synthetic).

Synthetic oil is produced from synthetic base oils and additives. Its differentiating factor is the fact that it responds very well to the severe conditions of use, which generally represent the daily use of the car in situations of great engine effort (the traffic of large cities, for example).

The most significant characteristics of synthetic oil are: higher price, greater durability and greater fuel economy.

Synthetic or mineral oil for my car?

Given that you realize a bit more about each type of oil, let's answer the big question: after all, should I choose synthetic or mineral oil?

The answer is: it depends!It probably wasn't quite what you wanted to hear, but that's how it works. In fact, every car is a car and there is only one way to know which type of oil is right for you: by checking the vehicle's manual.