Lubricants

  Lubricants              

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When we talk about motorcycles or superfast bikes or even cars we always thought about having  a good ride with friends or great drive with family and you know in today’s time everyone’s own a vehicle at least one whether it’s a car or a motorcycle which we use in day-to-day. But there’s one thing we always ditch and that is maintenance of our vehicle, People usually ignore this as they think it’s not necessary until the vehicle breaks down. We just have to understand the simple fact that like we humans need a monthly check-up from doctor to insure that we’re fit and not need any kind of medication same as that our machines also need maintenance ones in a month or two month so that your machine can work properly without any kind of problem. Like humans have heart which pumps blood to the brain and to our whole body to same machine have heart we call it engine which needs to lubricate ones in a month for a healthy life of a engine.

It’s not a big task to change the oil of the engine ones in a month but you should be careful about the engine oil’s as they are kind of different from one another, They’re variety of engine oil’s  for different engine requirement’s so it’s good to have knowledge about lubricating oil’s.

So here it is..

What is lubricant

Well, lubricant is a substance which is usually organic and it’s introduced to reduce friction between surfaces when they contact. As we all know when we start our vehicle’s engine it started to get heating up and this organic oil works here as it reduces the heat generated when the surface’s of engine move it. Lubricant helps to maintain the temperature of engine from getting excess heat or get excess cold. For example in winters lubricant heat’s the engine so that when we leave our vehicle outside all night and start the engine the next morning it will start the engine immediately as lubricant provide the heat to engine all night and as same as in summer it cools the engine so that engine won’t break down and can work smoothly.

Like I said above there’re different types of motor oil, so here they are.

Types of motor oil

There are generally four types of motor oil. 

·       1-  Full synthetic motor oil
2-   Synthetic blend motor oil
3-   Conventional motor  oil

    4-   High mileage motor oil

    

     FULL SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL- Vehicle’s that demand peak level of performance and high level of lubrications  full synthetic oil is for them. This oil provides the higher levels of viscosity, oxidation and thermal breakdown. Full synthetic oil fight against the oil sludge and helps to improve fuel efficiency and also can increase the vehicle’s horsepower by reducing the engine drag. It’s usually for super cars, exotic cars and for heavy vehicle’s as the synthetic oil cost two to four times more than regular oil. If you live in a super cold or very hot climatic conditions or you use your vehicle for heavy works like towing and all then the synthetic oil may be the best the type of oil for your vehicle. But always take a advice from a technician before using it.

FULL SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL

Synthetic blend motor oil- like his name “Blend” this oil has many characteristics of full synthetic oil but at much lower prices. As I said above the full synthetic oil is very expensive made you think twice before using it. So synthetic blend is a mixture of synthetic and conventional base oil’s and also have some additives for resistance and lower-temperature properties. This oil makes easy for driver’s to switch from conventional to synthetic oil. This is the main reason that synthetic blend oil is becoming popular among today’s drivers. This is the best option for drivers who want better performance and health of their motor but at price they can afford.

             Synthetic Blend Motor oil

Conventional motor oil- there’s not much to talk about the conventional oil. Basically this is the idea oil for light-duty  and  for old cars with low to average mileage and a basic engine. That’s it this how simple it is.

Conventional Motor Oil

High mileage motor oil- now I guess you people get a idea about this oil with his name but anyways  I’ll tell you. Like the conventional oil this oil helps older motor’s to run smoothly like it minimizes  the leaks and oil seepage and help to reduce smoke and emissions. Basically this oil is designed for cars with more then 120700.8 kilometer.

High Mileage Motor Oil

I mentioned a term "additives" in my above paragraph, now many people think what is additives don’t worry I’m here to clear your doubts.

Additives –  there’re typically include a few additives in motor oils which can make up to between 5% and 30% of the oil. These additives basically improves the performance of the oil. Now additives are of different types, there are total nine types of additives which is .

Additives

·         Antioxidants
·         Anti-wear agents
·         Detergents
·         Dispersants
·         Foam inhibitors
·         Friction modifiers
·         Pour-point depressants
·         Rust and corrosion inhibitors
·         Viscosity-index improvers

Antioxidants-  this additive helps in slowing down the forming of deposits in motor oil and also slow the oxidation.  They help to keep the engine clean and extend the life of the motor.

Anti-wear agents- well this additive is like a protection suit for the engine ( suraksha kavach) as we say in Hindi. Anti-wear helps to protect parts of the engine, this act as a protective layer around the components like cylinder walls, lifters, cams, and piston rings. This protect the parts of engine damage from high temperature’s and also limit friction in metal-on-metal situations.

Detergents- now don’t get confuse this not your regular with which you wash your clothes. This detergent focuses to preventing rust, corrosion, and deposits for forming on the piston ring area, surfaces that lend to overheat, and piston under-crown.

Dispersants- I’ll tell you in a simple language it gives your ability to absorb and hold solid contaminants so that  they don’t  damage the engine. Many  people say it’s a magic ingredient in the oil.

Foam inhibitors-  foam inhibitors  keep motor oil from forming foam and bubbles, if they form then the oil be unable  to coat the important parts of the engine oil and keep it cool.

Friction modifiers- you can get idea what they do from its name but its my duty to tell you, so they help to reduce the friction when the engine is operating under high temperatures and with performing with heavy loads. And this additive  also help to maximize  the fuel efficiency.

Pour-point depressants-  This will help to prevent the wax particles in the oil from hardening in cold weather conditions. As a result, the motor oil flows freely in low temperatures, super cold conditions . with this additive  engine doesn’t struggle to pump it.

Rust and corrosion inhibitors-  This additive create a protective layer over the engines internal parts and protect  them from rust and corrosion when they’re exposed to acids and moisture.

Viscosity-index improvers- basically  this additive helps the engine oil to perform well in fluctuating temperatures.