Mineral oil is coming from the distillation of crude oil. Synthetic oil is the result of a petrochemical process.

Mineral oil is an excellent oil for normal, general use in vehicles under certain conditions and circumstances.

The advantages of synthetic oil can be summarized as follows :

• They guarantee an optimum lubrication, even in extreme conditions.
• They improve the cold start of the engine by a better fluidity at low ambient temperatures.
• They have a are better resistance against high temperatures in the engine.
• They keep their properties much longer than mineral oils, what makes them ideal to obtain longer drain intervals.