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- Idemitsu®SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic SP/GF-6 Motor OilSAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic SP/GF-6 Motor Oil, by Idemitsu®. Idemitsu 0W-20 SP/GF-6 is a fully synthetic formulation with robust additive technology, enabling engines to achieve maximum levels of efficiency, torque and horsepower. Idemitsu...$8.58 - $31.86
- Mobil 1®Super High Mileage SAE 5W-20 Synthetic Blend Motor OilSuper High Mileage SAE 5W-20 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil by Mobil 1®. 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 in mind....Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$5.98
- Liqui Moly®Special Tec LL SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor OilSpecial Tec LL SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. 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 in mind. It will...$12.21 - $565.67
- ACDelco®GM Original Equipment SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor OilGM Original Equipment SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil by ACDelco®. 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 in...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$8.29 - $38.98
- Mobil 1®SAE 0W-40 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor OilSAE 0W-40 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Mobil 1®. 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 in mind. It will meet...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$37.40
- Motorcraft®SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor OilSAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil, by Motorcraft®. 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 in mind. It will meet your...$6.99 - $33.20
- Mobil 1®Delvac ESP Formula SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Diesel Motor OilDelvac ESP Formula SAE 5W-40 Full Synthetic Diesel Motor Oil by Mobil 1®. 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 in...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$32.37
- Liqui Moly®Leichtlauf High Tech SAE 5W-40 Synthetic Motor OilLeichtlauf High Tech SAE 5W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. 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 in mind. It...$13.72 - $592.56
- Liqui Moly®Special Tec AA SAE 5W-20 Full Synthetic Motor OilSpecial Tec AA SAE 5W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. Modern premium class low-friction motor oil that was specially developed for year-round use in Asian and American vehicles. The combination of unconventional base oils...$10.72 - $45.63
- Liqui Moly®Special Tec B FE SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor OilSpecial Tec B FE SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil, by Liqui Moly®. Primarily developed for the requirement of specific BMW gasoline engines without particulate filter (GPF) from year 2002 and later. Compatible for the use with...$13.84 - $54.00
- Motorcraft®SAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor OilSAE 5W-50 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Motorcraft®. 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 in mind. It will meet your...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$12.50
- Royal Purple®API-Licensed SAE 5W-20 Synthetic Multi-Grade Motor OilAPI-Licensed SAE 5W-20 Synthetic Multi-Grade Motor Oil by Royal Purple®. 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 in...$8.49 - $175.44
- Royal Purple®Duralec Super SAE 15W-40 Synthetic Diesel Motor OilDuralec Super SAE 15W-40 Synthetic Diesel Motor Oil by Royal Purple®. 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 in mind....Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$35.27 - $163.61
- Idemitsu®SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor OilSAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Idemitsu®. Developed for high-capacity engines, including turbos. Optimized for maximum performance, durability and wear protection, reducing emissions and fuel consumption. Idemitsu has a rich...$8.46
- Mobil 1®SAE 5W-20 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor OilSAE 5W-20 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Mobil 1®. 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 in mind. It will meet...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$7.87 - $54.09
- Mobil 1®Super High Mileage SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor OilSuper High Mileage SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil by Mobil 1®. Mobil Super High Mileage synthetic blend motor oils offer outstanding wear protection under a wide variety of operating conditions, and they have been proven to fight...Specially formulated for vehicles with more than 75,000 milesProven protection to help extend engine life$5.98
- Liqui Moly®Molygen New Generation SAE 0W-20 Motor OilMolygen New Generation SAE 0W-20 Motor Oil, by Liqui Moly®. Asian and American gasoline engines with multi-valve technology and turbo charging benefit most from this product. This oil provides the optimum for effective engine protection...$11.64 - $49.20
- Liqui Moly®SAE 0W-20 Motor OilSAE 0W-20 Motor Oil, by Liqui Moly®. Use only in gasoline and diesel engines with a particulate filter that require a lubricant of VW standard 508 00/509 00. Tested for use with turbochargers and catalytic converters. Not backwards...$60.17 - $240.55
- Liqui Moly®Special Tec AA SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor OilSpecial Tec AA SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. Modern premium class low-friction motor oil that was specially developed for year-round use in Asian and American vehicles. The combination of unconventional base oils...$11.21 - $46.80
- Liqui Moly®Special Tec AA SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor OilSpecial Tec AA SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. Modern premium-class fuel-efficient engine oil, which especially has been developed for the year-round use in Asian and American vehicles. The combination of...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$10.75 - $44.22
- Liqui Moly®Synthoil Energy SAE 0W-40 Synthetic Motor OilSynthoil Energy SAE 0W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil by Liqui Moly®. 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 in mind. It will...$16.05 - $64.53
- Motorcraft®SAE 5W-20 Synthetic Blend Motor OilSAE 5W-20 Synthetic Blend Motor Oil by Motorcraft®. 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 in mind. It will meet your...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$4.93 - $24.65
- Motorcraft®SAE 5W-40 Motor OilSAE 5W-40 Motor Oil by Motorcraft®. 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 in mind. It will meet your needs and...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$11.85 - $36.54
- Royal Purple®API-Licensed SAE 30 Synthetic Straight Grade Heavy Duty Motor OilAPI-Licensed SAE 30 Synthetic Straight Grade Heavy Duty Motor Oil by Royal Purple®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with...$9.68 - $59.94
- Royal Purple®HMX™ SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor OilHMX™ SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Motor Oil, by Royal Purple®. 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 in mind. It will meet...$8.49 - $122.45
- Lucas Oil®Hot Rod & Classic Car SAE 20W-50 Conventional Motor OilHot Rod & Classic Car SAE 20W-50 Conventional Motor Oil by Lucas Oil®. 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 in...Made to provide the perfect lubricant solution for your needsDesigned with innovative manufacturing techniques$30.40
- Lucas Oil®SAE 20W-50 Racing Break-In Motor OilSAE 20W-50 Racing Break-In Motor Oil, by Lucas Oil®. 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 in mind. It will meet...$8.32 - $30.76
- Pentosin®Pento Hight Performance SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor OilPento Hight Performance SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Pentosin®. 5W-30 Pento Super Performance is a newly formulated high performance engine oil designed to be used in vehicles that call for extended oil drain intervals. This...$11.27
- Pentosin®Pento Speed VCC SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor OilPento Speed VCC SAE 0W-20 Full Synthetic Motor Oil by Pentosin®. Over time, engine oil breaks down and wears out. When it does, it becomes less effective at lubricating the engine and absorbing heat. Changing your motor oil fluid is one...Super high performance, high fuel-economy oilDesigned to deliver trouble-free, consistent performance$9.21
- Valvoline®High Mileage SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend with MaxLife Technology Motor OilHigh Mileage SAE 5W-30 Synthetic Blend with MaxLife Technology Motor Oil by Valvoline®. This product is made of high-quality components to meet and exceed strict quality requirements. Designed using state-of-the-art technology and with...$8.44 - $41.59
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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