|  | What is a Synthetic Lubricant?
| A synthetic lubricant is one that contains more highly refined/higher quality base oils than those used in conventional mineral oils, resulting in superior protection and performance. Synthetic motor oils can provide a variety of benefits that help keep your engine running at optimal performance for years to come. To understand synthetic motor oils, let’s look first at the origins of all motor oils.
There are two basic types of lubricant available:
1. Conventional mineral oils which are the traditional kind, and still the most widely used and
2. Synthetic lubricants which are steadily growing in popularity.
Both types are made from the same crude oil that comes out of the ground. In simple terms, the difference is that synthetic oils are made using more advanced refining processes, and hence are of a higher purity and quality than the conventional mineral oils. This is not only removes more of the impurities from the crude oil, it actually enables the individual molecules making up the oil to be tailored more closely to the demands of modern engines. The “made to measure” molecules provide much higher levels of protection and all round performance – as you can see later.
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| What is Mobil 1?
| Mobil 1is a fully synthetic lubricant – the world leading synthetic motor oil -- with a unique formulation that offers an unsurpassed level of engine protection. Mobil 1 uses a unique combination of synthetic fluids and selected additives, designed to provide optimum low and high temperature protection in each viscosity grade. Our advanced synthetic fluids are expertly combined to enhance high temperature cleanliness and anti-wear performance. Mobil 1 products are ideal for use in all types of cars.
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| What’s So Good About Synthetic Lubricants?
| The performance of synthetic oils, and in particular Mobil 1, is more robust, especially in terms of low temperature pumpability and high temperature stability and protection against deposits. These attributes translate directly into less engine wear, increased fuel economy and longer engine life.
Synthetic oils have been developed specifically to cope with extreme conditions found within modern engines.In particular, they are much more free-flowing than traditional mineral oils. The biggest benefit of this is greatly increased engine protection. When an engine is first started, a mineral oil takes some time to circulate, allowing friction between un-lubricated parts to cause wear. In contrast, a synthetic lubricant starts circulating straight away, protecting every moving part within the engine.
Synthetic oils can also significantly improve fuel economy. During the warm up period of a typical car journey, mineral oils are thicker and slower moving, making the engine less efficient and more thirsty. Because synthetics get to work much quicker, the engine reaches peak operating efficiency that much sooner.
Another advantage of synthetics is that they’re cleaner and “greener” – helping to cut engine emissions when compared to conventional oils. Conventional oils also contain much greater amounts of impurities, such as sulfur, reactive and unstable hydrocarbons, and other undesirable contaminants that cannot be completely removed by conventional refining of crude oil.
In all these important respects, synthetic lubricants easily outperform mineral oils. As a 100% synthetic oil, Mobil 1 offers significant advantages over conventional motor oils, such as:
- Outstanding protection
- Minimizing oil degradation
- Faster lubrication at start-up in low temperatures
- Excellent protection at high temperatures
- Exceptional resistance to thermal breakdown
- Engine cleanliness
- Outstanding protection against harmful deposits
- Cleaner running engines
- Engine efficiency
- Greater resistance to oil oxidation (thickening), which reduces engine drag
- Lower oil consumption under high-speed conditions
- More efficient engine operation over a wider temperature range
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