Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...

When it comes to the topic of synthetic oils for your vehicle, you’ll likely hear plenty of opinions that are divisive when it comes to their advantages compared to conventional oils. Some automotive ...

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 ...

Once upon a time, synthetic engine lubricants were considered exotic and used in only the most rarified performance engines. In fact, one of the companies discussed here, AMSOIL, was the first company ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF/KODE) — The oil in your car’s engine has an incredibly challenging job. From lying cold in the bottom of the engine’s oil pan, it needs to surge up to the valve gear at the very top, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Synthetic motor oils have been around for a while now, longer than most gearheads realize. The first synthetic hydrocarbon oils were created ...

You're staring down two shiny jugs at the auto parts aisle. One says semi‑synthetic, the other full synthetic, and you're thinking maybe they're basically the same, right? Maybe that's just a ...

Current production cars are capable of much longer tenure on the road than in decades past. Odometer numbers well in excess of 100,000 miles are a testament to enhanced engineering, fuel injection, ...

For years, drivers were told that they needed to change their car's oil every 3,000 miles. But as engines have grown more efficient and oil formulas have improved, that rule of thumb is no longer a ...