Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

It's easy for the uninitiated to think that oil is oil, no matter what type of engine it's going into. After all, it's only meant to lubricate the internal components of an engine. Well, all oils ...

As someone who's driven classic cars daily for around 15 years, as well as working on and restoring such cars throughout my education, I take vintage automotive maintenance very seriously. Many of ...

Snake oil. Mouse milk. Whiffle dust. Take your pick — few products have earned such unflattering sobriquets as aftermarket motor-oil additives. And for the very good reason that these promised ...

High-mileage oil is loaded with advanced additives intended to solve specific problems for high-mileage engines. You should ...

Additives represent 15 to 20 percent of a gallon of oil with the balance being high-quality base oil. Additive packages play a key role in helping to keep an engine clean and protected from varnish ...

Q: The other day I stopped at a Shell station and found their higher-octane gas contained nitrogen. I believe that information posted about the gas said nitrogen was an additive. All of the concerns ...

For some, the term “top tier” probably brings to mind that layer of wedding cake where figures of the bride and groom perch. The automotive reference, however, is important to many more of us than ...

It’s a cliché analogy, but oil really is the lifeblood of a vehicle’s powertrain. Without its friction-cutting properties engines would literally grind to a halt, failing in spectacular fashion.

This paper explains the mechanisms that affect lubricating oil consumption in stationary gas engines. It explains the positive and negative consequences of oil consumption. It discusses the importance ...

We all know that motor oil is the lifeblood of the engine, and using the best quality and highest performance oil is a vital part of not only keeping the car on the road longer, but also operating at ...

Oil viscosity is checked with this Brookfield viscosimeter. Tiny cylinder is immersed in sample, spun by electric motor. Torque in spindle correlates to oil viscosity. A second test at higher ...