Choosing engine oil in 7 steps
In this section: 10 articles
- Choosing engine oil in 7 steps
- In place of a foreword
- How does it usually start?
- Step one: finding out the manufacturer's recommendations
- Step two: so what was in there before?
- Step three: analysing the current situation
- Step four: analysing the market
- Step five: choosing the grade and viscosity of the oil
- Step six: making the choice of oil
- Step seven: buying the oil
So, the scheduled oil change is coming up soon. Which oil should you buy, which filters, do you need to flush the engine, and really, how many thousand kilometres apart do you actually need to change the oil? Sound familiar? Every driver has asked themselves these questions at least once in their life, once their car stopped being serviced at a warranty garage.
What's the first thing that occurs to a sensible person? Right — ask friends and acquaintances what oil they run. And it turns out everyone runs something different! And everyone praises their own choice...