Types Of Engine Oil

 What types of engine oil are there?

There are four basic classes of engine oil when it comes to proper car maintenance. 

Conventional Motor Oil

Conventional motor oil is the most common type of motor oil. It comes from newly refined crude oil that recently came out of an underground oil well. This oil works best for light-duty, late-model cars with low mileage and a simple engine design.

High-Mileage Engine Oil

High-mileage engine oils have additives and ingredients that help take care of older engines with 75,000 miles or more. Conditioners, seal swells, antioxidants, detergents, and wear friction additives help prevent major engine breakdowns and car maintenance problems in older cars. High-mileage motor oil may help reduce oil consumption, minimize oil leaks, and reduce smoke and emissions.

Synthetic Motor Oil

Synthetic engine oil costs two to four times as much as conventional oil, but it’s better in the long run for your engine. In terms of the life of your car, the money you spend on synthetic motor oil could pay for itself in lower maintenance costs by preventing major problems later on. Synthetic oil starts with a base of highly refined conventional oil combined with powder additives and a carrier oil that distributes the additives evenly throughout your engine.

Synthetic Blend Motor Oil

Synthetic blend motor oil combines conventional oil with a synthetic type. This gives drivers a lower-cost alternative to full synthetic motor oils while having a higher grade than conventional varieties.

Engine oils are classified into three primary categories for two-wheelers based on the way they are manufactured and their qualities –fully synthetic oils, semi-synthetic oils and mineral oils. Here’s what each variety of engine oil encompasses

What is Fully Synthetic oil

Fully Synthetic oils are specially engineered to offer better performance than mineral oils. The main benefit is that they protect your engine across a much broader temperature range; even beyond your engine’s maximum temperature. Added to that, they don’t degrade as quickly, as mineral oils contain impurities. Their thinner consistency helps to improve fuel efficiency. These formulations warranty the consumer to use up to 10,000km or 5 months duration interval.

What is Semi-Synthetic oil

Semi-synthetic oil, also known as synthetic blend oil has a small amount of synthetic engine oil (explained in detail in the next section) blended in with mineral oil to boost its properties without escalating the cost by much. The addition of synthetic oil enhances its viscosity and wear resistance at higher temperatures and stress. Recommence to consumer up 7,000km or 3 month duration.

What is Mineral oil 

This is the most basic variety of engine oils and is most commonly used in a large majority of vehicles. Mineral oils are refined petroleum oils that undergo treatment to perform across a wide temperature range. Of course, there is a wide range of quality available within mineral oils too, though their price is generally lower than the other two varieties of oils. These engine oils work well for every driven in conditions that are not too extreme (hot, cold, dusty, hilly, strenuous etc). Recommence to use 5,000km or 2 months only.