Not an oil thread, but..
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08-01-2018, 02:20 PM
The idea of there being a "pure synthetic" vs a "synthetic blend" is probably misleading. I'm pretty sure that ALL modern motor oils are a blend of base oils and various additives. Additives being chemicals that retard corrosion, provide high pressure lubrication, hold contaminants in solution, etc.
There are group 3 and group 4 base stocks. Group 3 is conventional oils, albeit highly refined. Group 4 is 100 percent synthetic.
The oil companies are allowed to use group 3 base stocks and add enough synthetic additives that it becomes "legally" a synthetic oil for marketing purposes. Mobile 1 is famous for this, but even they have changed in the past few years.
The better companies will market their oils as a blend I.e group 3 base stock. or "full" or "100 percent" or something else synthetic I.e group 4 base stocks.
So it's not misleading to people who know the ins and outs but it has been misleading to the regular consumer.
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