The oil itself never wears out. In theory if you could clean it, and replace the additives you could run it forver. The base stock doesn't break down. So the science is correct. However you have to filter it, very, very well, and replace the additives. If you don't do this engine failure will happen at some point.

The website is also very old, and poorly done. This is a low budget fly by night company. When your engine blows good luck trying to sue them for anything, its probably one guy working out of his garage.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Someone sent us this:

Along with link to your uneducated ignorant rambling about SynLube a product which NONE of you with those negative comments have EVER used and NEVER even seen !

If you would take care to actually read the Website, you just might learn something !@

Apparently none of you have noticed that we have over 600 Mercedes-Benz Diesel owner as loyal customers and about 1,400 more in Europe in Countries like Norway, Russia, Czech Republic, and Italy.

THere even are few owners SHOWN with their vehicles if you look up MB under the "Syn Uses" section.

AS for the web it has benn both created and maintained by Microsoft Front Page Team - so if you do not like it complain to Mr. Gates.

Here is the "form" that was sent to us, of course who ever originated does not even have nerver to reveal his identity....

SYn-cerely

SynLube, Inc.

COPY OF WEB FORM as SUBMITTED ****


Category: Products
Name: Joe Blow
Title: Expert
Company: DieselsRUs
Address: 123 Main St
City: Anywhere
State: US
Zip: 12345
Telephone: 555-555-1212
FAX:
Email: iluvspam@yahoo.com
Make: Benz
Model: W126
Engine: Diesel
Date: 30 Sep 2007
Time: 17:05:04
Remote Name: 70.241.28.64
Remote User:
HTTP User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)

Comments:

Okay, I've stayed out of this so far, because it has too much to do with something I've done for a living that always turns out to be a touchy subject for a lot of people, but now I can't resist...

Some oil is better than other oils, this is true. Typically, synthetics are better capable of resisting viscosity changes than plain ol' dino. Now for the part that most people rarely accept, or bother to learn for themselves... I can't think of any decent synthetic engine oil on the market that can't last for 50,000 miles. The trick is that they need to be well filtered in order to do so, no matter what engine they are in, and the engine must be kept in proper operating condition.

There's no oil in the world that will magically keep built-up solids from damaging a motor to my knowledge. Nor is there one that will counteract fuel dilution. I don't think the SAE is aware of any, either. That sort of thing requires filtration, among other things, not snake oil. I've read SAE papers dating from as far back as the late 70's that proves this.

I'm not intending to be confrontational, but I am originally from Missouri. Show me the proof. Let's see independent lab results, not inflammatory comments on a forum that only come across as immature.

Here is your chance to prove the oil is the real deal. I'm open minded, and I'm sure a few other folks here are as well. What can you give us?

P.S. I won't hide behind the Internet for anonymity. I'm a real person, and I'm asking for real proof. Provide it, and you'll do your business a big favour.

-Keith C. Adams

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'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

Smells like a spammer.

Just as amature as the website.

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2007 Tiara 3200

You should check for duplicate ISP numbers on registered users. I suspect "SynLube" is somebody else in disguise.....

I just go by UOAs and they tell me otherwise, a well designed mineral based HDEO will give the run for money to any synth out there in terms of performance, I am sure in an ideal situation of no soot and no fuel dilution the synth will win in the long run, but that not being the case, both HDEO and synth manage to do quite well and both have to be replaced at a given interval, synth might let you stretch a bit but not by much, in that case, their relatively higher cost is totally negated, where synth will outperform all mineral is extreme conditions, now we don't tend to get that in our daily drives unless we live in Antarctic or Siachen glacier.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

Good point. Forgot I was on a diesel forum. My MB has a crankcase full of Delo 400 right now. Cheap and effective, fro my research. I haven't had a chance to test out the synthetic options for it for myself. I will keep running Delo once I get good filtration installed, and see what it can really do in the ol' Merc. Then I'll pit it against some synthetic and look for the differences. I have no problem using my own vehicles as guinea pigs. Whichever gets the lowest sustained particle counts averaged over the longest period is the winner in my book. It should be interesting and informative.

Once I have some baselines established, I'd even be open-minded enough to try the mystery oil that website is touting. Of course, I'd share my findings with you fine folks. That's really the only way to tell if it's any good, right? Do you hear that Mr. Syn-Lube? I said I'd be willing to try it. How's that for open-minded?

(Yeah, I'm a little irritated by the post they made. Attacking members here is very un-cool. Not a good way to introduce yourself to potential customers. Dare I say that it's bad business practise?)

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

I had a 240D which I sold had 280,000+ miles on Delo400, last I checked, its still running, my current 300TD runs on it, so does my turbo OM616 as well as the HINO and few gensets, also my Honda RC45, all run fine on Delo400, for value, price/performance and overall protection you can't go wrong with either Delo400 nor Delvac Super, both give out phenomenal UOA numbers in myriads of engines, all different kinds, they also give out excellent UOA results in high revving high performance Japanese bikes as well.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

I'll keep this in mind for my gasser as well. Right now it has a high-mileage fill of 0w-30 Castrol synthetic which outperformed every other gasser oil I tried. It's been in there for a while, but if it starts to disappoint me, I should give the delo a try in it. Something about the Saturn 1.9 litre engine just eats most oils alive due to shear, and the Delo might combat that as well as the German Kool-aid it has in it now for a few less coins.

I really need to drive more. So many oils to try, so few hours in the day to drive countless miles.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

Don't worry about shear and Delo, it survives high 17000 rpm motorcycles with integrated gearboxes handsomely, it would survive with ease in your Saturn.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

If you notice we are the ONLY company in the World that buys back the USED OIL for the same price you pay for it.

Wow, So you must not be making any money. I wish I could live like that.

I have thought of getting an oil centrifuge for extra cleaning of the oil in the car. Has anyone here done this yet........with good results?

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

Once again, confrontational = bad business practise. The idea is to not tick off potential customers. You can have the best product in the world, but when you come off as a jerk, no one will buy it from you. Also, downgrading other businesses, in this case other oil companies, is also exceptionally poor business practise.

Incidentally, I've seen other posts on other forums posted by what seems to be the same gentleman. They, too, are very confrontational.

...I don't even feel like discussing this. I think we all know to steer clear of bad business, no matter how good or bad a product may be. Right, folks?

Anyway, I look forward to other lubricant discussions with forum members in the future, so long as they don't go in the direction that this one has.

JackG, centrifuge systems are the best of the best for filtration. They can be a bit cost prohibitive, though. Do a little research on your own, and ask lots of questions. You'll find the right system for you, be it a centrifuge, or a media filter.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

The reason I use Mobil 1 over Amsoil, is because most Amsoil sales guys have come off like jerks to me. This guy is just as bad.

Since your company is so small your product can't be that good.

If you didn't come off as such a jerk you may have picked up a few customers. Very poor business practice indeed.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200