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Toyota cars, trucks, and SUVs are known for their impressive quality and longevity. To get the most out of your Toyota, we recommend using synthetic oil every time you head to the dealership for an oil change–even if your engine doesn’t explicitly require it. Bommarito Toyota is proud to provide quality synthetic oil change service to drivers in Florissant, Bridgeton, and the rest of the St. Louis Metro Area. Find out more about why synthetic oil changes are recommended here at our service center.
Synthetic oil serves the same general purpose as conventional mineral oil: it lubricates the engine’s moving metal parts. However, the way they’re made is different. Conventional oil is refined crude oil, while the base material of synthetic oil can be any number of modified oils. These base oils are then modified to be cleaner and purer, with lower viscosity and a more even molecular structure. Synthetic oil also comes with detergent additives.
Synthetic oil outperforms conventional oil in just about every way, and studies by groups like AAA and Consumer Reports have shown this. Synthetic oil flows better during cold weather and protects your engine better during short trips. It can also better withstand an internal combustion engine’s high operating temperatures, so it takes longer to break down. And, while conventional oil can leave sludge as it breaks down, synthetic oil does the opposite. The detergent additives can work to clean your engine as you drive. These all combine to create a higher-quality product that works hard to make sure your engine is at its best.
Synthetic oil indeed costs more, but that’s only when you consider the oil change price itself. Because synthetic oil takes longer to break down than conventional oil does, you can go longer between oil changes with synthetic oil. Add in the increased performance and the engine-cleaning properties, and it’s clear that synthetic oil gives you greater value.
When you’re ready to schedule your next synthetic oil change, we’re here to help at Bommarito Toyota. Your Toyota deserves nothing less than the best, and that’s what we’ll provide with our attentive service and quality fluids. We have an online service scheduler that makes scheduling your appointment easy or give us a call to do things the old-fashioned way. We look forward to earning your business at Bommarito Toyota, serving St. Charles and Florissant from our convenient location in Hazelwood, MO.
