Choosing oil

How to pick the right engine oil for your engine: a step-by-step guide, reading the label, choosing by brand, and short, ad-free advice.

66 articles in the section

Subsections

  1. Choosing oil in 7 steps The site's main guide: seven simple steps after which you'll know exactly which oil to put in your engine, and why. 10 articles: Choosing engine oil in 7 steps In place of a foreword How does it usually start?
  2. Label and counterfeits What's actually printed on the can, how to read the markings, and how to avoid buying a counterfeit. 6 articles: What's written on an engine oil label? Decoding the label The Ins and Outs of Engine Oil Labelling
  3. Choosing oil by brand How to use the online oil finders from Castrol, Mobil, Shell, Liqui Moly, Motul, ELF and other manufacturers. 16 articles: Choosing engine oil by car make Castrol oil selection Mobil 1 oil selection
  4. Advice on choosing oil Short answers to the most common questions: which oil is better, what criteria to use, and whether it's worth paying more. 32 articles: How to correctly choose automotive oil? Which car oil is better? What Criteria Should You Use to Choose

Articles

  1. Here are the main questions you'll find answered on this site: Good? High quality? Well, that's obvious! But you didn't end up on this site for nothing, did you? Feeling lost about what to choose and want to know a bit… 365 words, 3 min
  2. What engine oil does your engine need? A good one? A quality one? Well, that much is obvious! But you didn't land on this site for nothing, did you? Feeling lost when choosing a car oil and want to… 213 words, 2 min