Is Synthetic Oil Really Better Than Conventional Oil?
Turns out, synthetic really is better. The simple answer to this is management of heat; as we know, high temperatures don’t play well to an engine’s performance. The hotter that components get, the more that oil begins to break down, losing its protective characteristics. In the demonstration below, the folks from Royal Purple take a Harley Davidson V-twin and use conventional oil for the first test, and synthetic in the next.
After allowing the oil to get to full temperature in both demonstrations, the resulting temperatures were then measured using an infra-red imaging device. Temperatures were measured at multiple locations, but mostly at the exhaust ports and in the middle of the V, where you would find the most extremes. The results found that the synthetic oil reduced temperatures by over 10 degrees in the same locations under the same conditions, when compared to conventional oil. While that might not seem like much, we know that friction causes heat, and the higher temperatures from the conventional oil can be attributed to higher friction. For me, synthetic has been a clear choice for quite a while, and hopefully this convinces you as well.
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