Common myths surrounding synthetic motor oils.

With so many myths surrounding synthetic motor oils, the saying, “a little knowledge is dangerous” comes to mind. From the extremes of wild claims of indestructible properties to the myths that synthetic oils are not compatible with certain petrols, synthetic engine oils elicit a lot of discussion.

Find out about the importance of oil additives in motor oil.

Whenever oil performance is discussed the importance of oil additives in motor oil usually takes backseat to oil viscosity as the main focus. This is usually due to a lack of understanding of the true role of oil additives in blending a quality engine oil.

Understanding the unseen cost of changing motor oil.

When it comes to the unseen cost of changing motor oil many companies merely look at material costs and the direct labour component of the lube change. They are ignoring the significant periphery costs that must also be taken into consideration when managing lubrication schedules and maintenance.

Too often, we schedule a motor oil change to rectify a contamination problem or when excessive wear is detected. In neither case is the engine oil change a certain correction of the root cause of the problem and it wastes good money and further increases the unseen cost of changing motor oil. The

The engine oil viscosity index modifier is vital in modern oil.

The first engine oil viscosity index modifier was developed to overcome issues of changing operating temperatures: In the early days they were simply identified as motor oil additives.

With the introduction of the engine oil viscosity index modifier in the 1960s, it became possible to formulate engine oils with good viscosity at high temperatures whilst flowing more easily at low temperatures than conventional mono-grade oils. The result was that the