The synthetic oil in your car's engine has an incredibly challenging job. In an instant, the cold oil resting in your engine's sump needs to surge its way to the valve gear and then back to the sump ...

Q: I just purchased a new car — a 2016 Honda HRV. How soon can I switch to synthetic oil? A: At the first oil change, if you’d like. Honda specifies an API rated 0W-20 detergent motor oil and allows ...

Q: I have a 2008 Toyota Highlander V6-powered limited edition with 74,000 miles, which runs great. Can I switch to synthetic oil if I had used conventional oil since the car was new? Is there an ...

Oil change advice has not kept pace with how quickly engines and lubricants have evolved, and outdated rules of thumb can quietly cost drivers money or shorten engine life. I want to cut through the ...

An oil change is the most basic and important service that every combustion-engine vehicle needs at least once a year. Treat an oil change like an annual physical. It is irritating, cuts into your ...

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, ...

Question: I just purchased a new car – a 2016 Honda HRV. How soon can I switch to synthetic oil? Answer: At the first oil change, if you’d like. Honda specifies an API rated 0W-20 detergent motor oil ...