Selection of the right lubricant is influenced by both the operating conditions and the following criteria, which are important to take into account:

– Right viscosity: (SAE classification)

The engine must start even in extremely low temperatures, and the oil must reliably and sufficiently lubricate all engine parts also in high temperatures and under heavy load.

– Right quality: (API and/or ACEA classifications)

The oil quality has an impact on the oil change period. The properties of high-standard motor oil last longer and enable long intervals between oil changes, recommended by the manufacturer. The vehicle manufacturer gives the minimum requirements and the viscosity classifications for the motor oil in the vehicle manual.

Lubricant act vital role in secure smooth and safe engine operating:

-Cooling engine hot spots and moving parts,

-Ensuring that engine parts remain clean,

-Ensuring leak tightness between engine parts,

-Protecting the inner surfaces of the engine against corrosion,

The SAE classification indicates the oil viscosity, i.e. flow, in which the smaller the number the thinner the oil.

The API and ACEA classifications define the suitability of the oil for various kinds of motors, such as gasoline or diesel, in addition to the performance level of the lubricant, for further clarification you can contact VORTEX lubricant on info@vortexlubricants.com

The engine oil level should be checked regularly to prevent incidents. A small amount of the oil that circulates in the engine is always burnt (an engine in good condition consumes between 0.2 and 0.5 liters of oil every 1,000 kilometers), however,  successive top-ups are no substitute for an oil change.

High quality oil provides engines with number of benefits:

-Easier cold start and reduced wear (20 to 30% of engine wear occurs between startup and the       time the engine reaches optimal temperature),

-Longer engine life,

-Fuel savings as a result of reduced friction of moving parts and better engine performance.

Lubricants are always optimized to meet the requirements of international classifications (API, ACEA). However, there are many ways of formulating a specific type of lubricant. Mixing two oils that have equivalent properties will not pose a problem, but final performance cannot be guaranteed. All market oils (petrol engine or diesel, mineral or synthetic) are mixable. However, a blending of two different oil qualities lowers the superior quality.

During normal vehicle operation, oil is vital to ensures leak tightness between the combustion chamber and the crankcase. The oil pressure indicator shows how well this is being done.

An unusual drop in oil pressure can result from either lower engine oil viscosity due to dilution by fuel (injector problem or use at low load); too little oil in the lubrication system (due to an oil leak, excess oil consumption, or failure of the oil circulation pump); or even mechanical part wear.

Accordingly, it is natural that an engine consumes a small amount of oil, which can be offset by top-ups between oil changes; however, excessive need for top-ups can be an indication of mechanical problems (leaks, etc.).

In the area of technology, engine lubricants must consistently evolve toward higher performance levels, linked to engine advances, usage, manufacturer standards & requirements, and requirements of users and law-makers,

-More stringent environmental requirements,

-On going rise in engine power,

-Lower oil crankcase capacities,

-Longer periods between oil changes.

Multi-grade oil is the right choice when the vehicle is not being used (for several hours), the engine oil sinks in the crankcase so that, once starting, it takes a certain amount of time (a few microseconds) to again reach all parts of the engine that need to be lubricated. Since multi-grade oil is more fluid at low temperatures, it reaches the various engine components more quickly than monograde oil, thereby reducing wear on starting.

Multi-grade oil allow “saving fuel” around 1.5% to 3% than monograde oil

Multi-grade oils provide better engine protection at both low and high temperatures than monograde oils, in that they maintain optimum viscosity over the engine operating temperature range.

No. Cleaning the motor’s internal parts is one of the lubricant‘s important functions. In the combustion process of the motor, soot and other impurities are generated that the lubricant may pick up, so it necessarily turns black.

It is the lubricant’s viscosity. Viscosity is the internal resistance that it has to flowing when it is submitted to an external force.

The SAE organization has established a standard to define a series of grades for motor oils based on the difference in the viscosities at different temperatures.

This classification only allows an SAE viscometric grade to be established, but does not make reference to the general quality & performance of the lubricant.

The internationally accepted classification has two sub classifications, one which is designated with a “W” and refers to the oil’s properties at low temperatures, and the other without a “W” which refers to the properties at high temperature. Therefore, oils that are designated with a numeric grade followed by the letter “W” such as SAE 10W or only with a number such as SAE 40, are called “monograde” oils, while those that are designated by two types of grades such as SAE 10W-40 are called “multi-grade”, meaning it would simultaneously fulfill both sub classifications – 10W and 40. In summary, multi-grade lubricants can have viscometric properties simultaneously at both low and high temperatures.

No. Viscosity is not an indicator of quality or suitability of the oil. It is only one property to take into account when selecting a lubricant, but its level of quality is what differentiates the performance between lubricants. These levels of quality are usually indicated on the label. The quality of lubricant to be used in a vehicle should be that recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer.

The synthetic or mineral classification is related to the method of obtaining the main component of the lubricant, the base oil. In the event that it comes from the conventional refinement of petroleum, it is called mineral. When the base oil is obtained through chemical synthesis processes or other processes other than conventional refinement, the lubricant is synthetic or from synthetic technology.

It is not an indicator of the lubricant’s quality, as this is defined through laboratory and motor testing which the lubricant must pass during its design and not as a function of which industrial process was used to obtain the raw materials for manufacturing the lubricant.