Kinda but not really.
You're typically dealing with either conventional motor oil or synthetic motor oil.
The latter costs more, but it has advantages - it lasts longer and resists oil breakdown more efficiently, it's better at extreme temperatures of both ends, reducing engine wear, and it's less like to build up sludge - older engines were more prone to this issue.
In addition, synthetic oil is better for the environment since it lasts longer and used motor oil is pretty harmful to the environment.
But in terms of practicality, as long as your owner's manual doesn't specify that synthetic oil needs to be used, you can get by perfectly fine with regular old motor oil.
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