Understanding Automotive oil
Automotive oil is a base oil that is enhanced with various additives particularly antiwear additives, detergents, dispersants, and, for multi-grade oils, viscosity index improvers. Automotive oil is ideally used for the lubrication of internal combustion engines. Automotive oil levels need to be checked on a regular basis. Even if you have a new car, and you take it for servicing, you still need to check your car’s oil level. Usually, the older your car engine, the more oil it will tend to use (or leak) and the more often you need to check the dipstick to make sure it stays above the minimum level. It is crucial that one maintains the car’s minimum oil level, otherwise key engine components will be starved of oil and either wear prematurely or fail catastrophically. Which could result in a lot of expense and trouble—far more than the cost of a quick oil change at the gas station. However, keeping your oil topped up is not the only thing to check, constant mechanical a...