Is synthetic oil really beneficial for Honda accord 1999. Is the engine sophisticated enough for the oil?

Don't waste your money on Synthetics... they're not any better, and way over rated. Change your oil when you should, and you'll be fine... you will not benefit from a synthetic oil at all.





- Good Luck!Is synthetic oil really beneficial for Honda accord 1999. Is the engine sophisticated enough for the oil?
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Its always beneficial ... I asked him to elaborate but he didn't... He said its a better oil ... cant hurt ...Is synthetic oil really beneficial for Honda accord 1999. Is the engine sophisticated enough for the oil?
conventional oil cracks all the seals.Run some fork oil in it to swell the seals then after a few hundred miles change the oil to synthetic
it depends on how much you drive. If you drive very little and only change your oil because you should at lest once a year than no. Synthetic oil is beneficial if you drive a lot or have a high performance car.
any engine is sophisticated enough to use synthetic oil, if you can afford it and your car doesn't use any oil go for it.
I agree with ';Dr. Deviance';. Synthetics are overrated.


Some points to consider:


Synthetics are ';slipperier'; or more slippery tha conventional oil - meaning that any leaks that you have now will be ';leakier'; because of the new oil


If you don't have a leak now you might after you switch over to synthetics.


Synthetics are much more expensive.


And last having an engine that is ';used'; to conventional oil may very well have an adverse reaction to the ';new'; ';different'; kind of oil.


As we all know oil and water don't mix - in this case oil and oil ';may'; not mix well either.


My opinion is to change your oil and filter as scheduled with the same type of oil that you are currently using.


Thumbs up to Dr. Deviance


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