Motor Oils
- Motul USA®8100 X-Clean+™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (106377)8100 X-Clean+™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (106377) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art...$175.47
- Motul USA®8100 X-Clean™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Liter (1.06 Quarts) (109761)8100 X-Clean™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Liter (1.06 Quarts) (109761) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology...$113.50
- Motul USA®8100 X-Clean™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (102051)8100 X-Clean™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (102051) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art...$155.12
- Motul USA®8100 X-Max™ SAE 0W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (104533)8100 X-Max™ SAE 0W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (104533) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology...$213.50
- Motul USA®8100 X-Power™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (106144)8100 X-Power™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (106144) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art...$182.83
- Motul USA®Classic Performance SAE 20W-50 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) (110621)Classic Performance SAE 20W-50 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) by Motul USA®. Premium Mineral multigrade engine oil, specially designed for Classic Vehicles built between the 1950’s and 1970’s. Compatible with...$162.75
- Motul USA®Classic SAE 30 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) (104509)Classic SAE 30 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) by Motul USA®. Lubricant perfectly suitable for engines as well as gearboxes built between 1900 and 1950.Mineral monograde lubricant with very low detergent level for a...$115.95
- Motul USA®Classic SAE 50 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) (104510)Classic SAE 50 Conventional Motor Oil, 2 Liters (2.11 Quarts) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with customers...$118.21
- Motul USA®Sport SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Liter (1.06 Quarts) (103048)Sport SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Liter (1.06 Quarts) (103048) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with...$181.70
- Motul USA®Sport SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (102716)Sport SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 5 Liters (5.28 Quarts) (102716) by Motul USA®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with...$265.43
- Red Line®30WT Racing SAE 10W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (10304)30WT Racing SAE 10W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (10304) by Red Line®. If you watch your oil temp, you know this viscosity is likely the right one. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger vehicles,...$251.40
- Red Line®40WT Racing SAE 15W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (10405)40WT Racing SAE 15W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (10405) by Red Line®. Drag racers, Circle track guys and road racers really do have something in common. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger...$319.40
- Red Line®40WT Racing SAE 15W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (10404)40WT Racing SAE 15W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (10404) by Red Line®. Drag racers, Circle track guys and road racers really do have something in common. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger...$251.40
- Red Line®50WT Racing SAE 15W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (10505)50WT Racing SAE 15W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (10505) by Red Line®. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger vehicles, however, these products contain fewer detergents and are not suitable for...$319.40
- Red Line®High Performance Euro Series™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (12404)High Performance Euro Series™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (12404) by Red Line®. Diesel hatchbacks and track days aren't mutually-exclusive. They hang here. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11805)High Performance™ SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11805) by Red Line®. Lightest, most efficient motor oil available. Not kidding. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11804)High Performance™ SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11804) by Red Line®. Lightest, most efficient motor oil available. Not kidding. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 0W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11115)High Performance™ SAE 0W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11115) by Red Line®. The motor oil where outright performance meets fuel efficiency and cold climates. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 0W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11114)High Performance™ SAE 0W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11114) by Red Line®. The motor oil where outright performance meets fuel efficiency and cold climates. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 0W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11104)High Performance™ SAE 0W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11104) by Red Line®. Where big-time protection meets low temperature flow for many European applications. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 10W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11404)High Performance™ SAE 10W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11404) by Red Line®. Muscle car traditionalists love this one, with high zinc like Red Line others. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11705)High Performance™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (11705) by Red Line®. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger vehicles, however, these products contain fewer detergents and are not...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11704)High Performance™ SAE 10W-60 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11704) by Red Line®. Racing oils provide more wear protection than motor oils for passenger vehicles, however, these products contain fewer detergents and are not...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 15W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11504)High Performance™ SAE 15W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (11504) by Red Line®. Fast and Furious? Your turbo motor will like Red Line cheesy reference. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 20W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (12505)High Performance™ SAE 20W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (12505) by Red Line®. Ramps up to temp quickly and fights off the extreme conditions. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 20W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (12504)High Performance™ SAE 20W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (12504) by Red Line®. Ramps up to temp quickly and fights off the extreme conditions. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 5W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15205)High Performance™ SAE 5W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15205) by Red Line®. Ford and Honda started this fuel efficient trend, Red Line improved it. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15305)High Performance™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15305) by Red Line®. The most popular viscosity, here using a bulletproof formula. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$262.48
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (15304)High Performance™ SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Quart (15304) by Red Line®. The most popular viscosity, here using a bulletproof formula. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$203.64
- Red Line®High Performance™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15405)High Performance™ SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, 1 Gallon (15405) by Red Line®. Cold flow and stable protection for Euro masters of performance. Produced in only one top-of-the-line grade, these products offer the highest quality...$262.48
Oil lubricates and cools engine parts and keeps your engine clean. The oil is drawn through a pickup tube and screen from the oil pan and circulated throughout the engine under pressure by the oil pump. The oil is filtered and then sent to the engine bearings and valvetrain. Splash from the connecting rods, and on some engines jets of oil, lubricate the cylinder walls and cool the underside of the pistons. Oil then returns through passages to the oil pan.
There are two kinds of engine oil, conventional petroleum oil and synthetic. Conventional oil is refined from crude oil pumped out of the ground, while synthetic oil is chemically constructed in the laboratory from various raw materials. Synthetic oil is superior to conventional oil at temperature extremes because it flows better at cold temperatures for better startup protection and resists high temperatures that can cause ordinary oil to breakdown.
All oils have additive packages. Detergents keep varnish and sludge from forming while dispersants keep harmful materials suspended so they can be drained out. Extreme pressure additives and friction modifiers reduce wear for longer engine life and reduce friction for better performance and mileage. Viscosity improvers minimize viscosity change with temperature. Other additives reduce foaming and oxidation, neutralize acids and combustion byproducts, and prevent rust and corrosion. The additive package in synthetic oil is generally superior to that of conventional oil.
Oils are classified by grade and standard. The grade is a numerical index established by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) that represents the oil’s viscosity, or resistance to flow, commonly referred to as “weight”. In this system a 10 weight oil flows easier than a 50 weight oil at the same temperature. Most vehicle manufacturers recommend a multi-grade oil like 10W-30 (the w stands for winter, not weight) because it will flow easily like a 10 weight oil under cold temperatures, but have the characteristics of a 30 weight oil at 212°F. It is best to use the grade of oil recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) evaluates lubricants against minimum performance standards, with service classes for gasoline and diesel engines. The gasoline engine standard begins with “S”, while the diesel engine standard begins with “C”. The current gas engine standard is SN, with CJ-4, CI-4, and CI-4 PLUS current for diesel engines. The standard and grade can be found in the API service symbol, or “Donut”, on the oil container. Some oils may also have the API “Starburst” symbol, indicating the oil meets fuel economy standards set by the International Lubricant Specification Advisory Committee (ILSAC).
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