Tip of the Week: Synthetic motor oils (01:12)

Motor oil is the lifeblood of the vehicles we drive every day, providing lubrication, cooling, cleaning and protection.

It's always wise to go with a quality oil to do those jobs, which brings us to the conventional versus synthetic motor oil debate.

While there are merits to both, Bill Gardiner highlights what the latter brings to the table in this Tip of the Week.

(This segment originally appeared on Episode 1 of Motoring 2013.)