Choosing an Engine Oil is an important task and one needs to be careful while purchasing Engine Oil.
Mistakes should not make while choosing an Engine Oil
Using Wrong Viscosity Grades Oils
What is Viscosity Grade?
The
viscosity grade of engine oil provides information about the resistance
to the flow of oil in your vehicle's engine. Engine oil with a lower
viscosity grade will be more fluid and will flow more easily. On the
other hand, higher-grade engine oil thickens and slows down the flow
which allows a protective layer to form over the engine parts.
Vehicle
manufacturers specify the viscosity grade of the engine oil according
to the structure of the engine. People sometimes do change the viscosity
grades following the climatic atmosphere.
You can easily find the prescribed viscosity grade of your bike in the Manual Book.
At
low temperatures, low-viscosity grade engine oil is recommended as it
facilitates the circulation of the lubricant in your vehicle during cold
engine starts.
At higher temperatures, higher
viscosity grade engine oil is preferred as it will be more resistant in
critical areas of the engine (hot areas). As it is thick, it reduces
wear and breakage and prevents friction between parts.
If
you use an incorrect viscosity grade, the oil may not reach at every
corner of the engine during startup thus harming the engine and creating
starting issues.
Using Non-Reputed Brands
There are plenty of Engine Oil Brands available in the market but choosing a good brand is very-very Important.
It
is many times found that the roadside mechanics to whom we offer to go
for engine oil refilling use a Non-reputed brand for some extra margin.
These oils harm the Engine. It is always suggested to use Engine Oils from Reputed Brands some of which are mentioned below.
- Castrol
- Motul
- LiquiMoly
- Gulf
- Elf
- Total
- Servo
- Mak
- Shell
- Valvoline
- Veedol
- Hp
- Mobil
- Genuine Oil from your Vehicle Manufacturer
Choosing the wrong Engine Oil pack size
Different
bikes have different engine oil capacities. Using an adequate pack of
engine oil is important. Excess amount of engine oil is equally harmful
than less amount of engine oil.
To know the engine oil capacity of your vehicle refer to the Manual Or look at the Engine Oil Chamber of your bike.
Buying from a Non-Reputed Store
It is always recommended to buy Engine Oil from a reputed store near you as many duplicate products are available in the market.
Also, in Engine Oil brands like Castrol, a genuineness test QR code is available to scan which can be used for checking the genuineness of the engine oil.
Avoid buying engine oil from local mechanics as they are
more likely to be duplicated. They use identical products so as to
increase their Margin.
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