What Motor Oil is Best for Thunder Bay Automobiles?

Engine oil is extremely important as it is responsible for lubricating and cooling the moving parts of your engine. Therefore, it is a critical part of keeping your engine functioning at optimal performance.

But choosing the right type of oil can be confusing for some people.

The market is full of different types of vehicle oils, all used for different purposes. In order choose the right oil for your vehicle, it helps to understand the different varieties available.

Different vehicles need different viscosity based on driving conditions. What does “viscosity” mean? In a nutshell, it is a fluid’s resistance to flow based on different factors, such as temperature.

What about the different grades of oil? Every type of oil is given a grade and the higher the grade number, the higher the viscosity. The grade also references the weight of the oil. Some of the common weights are 5W20, 5W30, 10W30 and others.

Your vehicle’s owner manual should tell you exactly what type of oil to use for your vehicle.

Most vehicles use either conventional oils or synthetic oils. Conventional oil is the most common type of oil; it’s the least expensive as well. If you are good about getting your oil changed on time and have a low mileage engine, this option can work for you.

Full synthetic oils are made for special, high-powered types of engines; for instance luxury cars such as Mercedes-Benz. These oils can provide excellence performance of the vehicle. However, they are expensive and not every vehicle needs them.

Premium conventional oils are available in multiple viscosity, making it the oil of choice by many. These oils have better oxidation control, improve gas mileage.

Synthetic blend oils are mixed with synthetic motor oil and petroleum-based motor oils. This mixture usually lasts longer and is better for frequent driving situations, heavier loads, and higher temperatures.   The evaporation is cut down tremendously with this oil, but it’s much more affordable than full synthetic oils.

As mentioned earlier, the best way to decide what type of oil to use for your vehicle is to check your manual. Another option is to ask your mechanic for their professional opinion on the best type of oil to use, for your specific driving conditions, and what long term plans you have for your car or truck.

If you know that you want to keep your vehicle for 10-20 years, synthetic oil would be a good investment. If you will be keeping the automobile for less than 10 years, name brand conventional motor oil that your owner’s manual recommends will do fine.

Just be sure to do your oil change every 5000 – 6000km’s or every 3 months, when using regular engine oil.

Changing engine oil every three months or 5000 kilometers is recommended for the driving conditions of a typical Thunder Bay vehicle.