Question:I thoroughly enjoyed the tech article "When Good Cams Go Bad" (June '06), but I have a couple of questions: If you have an older car without a catalytic converter but don't have flat tappets, ...
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Is synthetic motor oil bad for old cars?

Can you use synthetic oil in old cars? Can synthetic oil cause leaks? We’re tackling many heavily debated subjects about motor oil in this video and learning how specially formulated motor oil can ...
Car engines have used motor oil for the whole of automotive history, and during that time a lot of myths have cropped up ...
Synthetic motor oil offers many advantages over conventional engine oil. Synthetics resist chemical degradation far better than traditional oils, and they typically have a higher viscosity index that ...
Technically, the first synthetic oils were produced in 1877, which was about a decade before the first patented motor car arrived in 1885. Despite this, the former didn't find its way into the latter ...