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Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 4 2010, 04:25 PM

Is there a simple way to tell if a car is running synthetic ?

Posted by: yeahmag Jun 4 2010, 04:36 PM

By taste...

Posted by: whatabout1 Jun 4 2010, 04:47 PM

No. In fact the line has become very fuzzy.

This is a good link. (lots of words)

http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Oils1.html

Posted by: yeahmag Jun 4 2010, 04:53 PM

Seriously... If the car has the oil in it and you don't know what it is there is no way to tell without sending it in for analysis. If it's green it's likely to be Brad Penn. If it's purple it's likely to be Royal Purple. That's about it...

Posted by: carr914 Jun 4 2010, 05:34 PM

Maybe looking at the Oil Bottle in the trunk

Posted by: orange914 Jun 4 2010, 06:23 PM

if it's leaking it's probably synthetic... oh wait a minute we have 914's

Posted by: URY914 Jun 4 2010, 07:41 PM

Syn tastes like KY.

Posted by: ME733 Jun 4 2010, 07:48 PM

............So why keep yourself concerned about this...Pull the drain plug, drain out whatever is in there, and refill with the oil you want....I recommend valvoline 20-w-50.

Posted by: mipstien Jun 4 2010, 07:53 PM

this kinda creep'd me out

Posted by: jim_hoyland Jun 4 2010, 08:11 PM

Thanks for the tips.

Posted by: Drums66 Jun 5 2010, 12:39 PM

If it's black......no way to tell!