How much do you value the engine in your car? Think about it, because the life of your engine depends in no small part on the quality of the oil you put in it - oil is the lifeblood of your car's engine.
All oils are not the same thanks to the popularity of hot hatches, 16-valve engines and turbos, bi-turbos as the tuner scene started to rise.
What does my oil actually do?
An engine oil's job is primarily to stop all the metal surfaces in your engine from grinding together and tearing themselves apart from friction whilst transferring heat away from the combustion cycle.
Engine oil must also be able to hold all the nasty by-products of combustion, such as silicon oxide and acids in suspension. It cleans the engine of these chemicals and build-ups, and keeps the moving parts coated in oil.
Finally, engine oil minimises the exposure to oxygen and thus oxidation at higher temperatures.
It does all of these things under tremendous heat and pressure.
