When looking for a new motor oil a few major things come to mind; Is it going to protect my engine? Is it the best protection for my engine? Is it going to cost an arm and a leg?

It is your motor oil’s job to maintain a film between your engine’s components to prevent any harmful contact. To do so it has to have the right viscosity both at cold temps and at peak engine operating temps. It also has to contain the proper additives in the correct amounts to deter any rust from developing from the inside out (and please note that your fuel creates and burns acid).

The base oil needs to be high quality with few impurities so it is the right starting ingredient to make a great formulation. As long as you have the proper base formula there will be less stress when it comes to the additive package. An accurate base formula is a tell tale factor in whether or not your oil is going to stand the test of time.

For argument’s sake we’ll say that we have the right base oil. Lets add the proper liquids to further protect the engine. The alkalinity of the oil needs to be increased to enhance its ability to absorb those acids that your fuel is making.

Also, some dry start additives need to be included in order to handle high loads for either when the oil film starts to break down or for when you start the engine after it’s sat for awhile and there isn’t an oil film.

In order to ensure that engine damage isn’t done upon the first oil change, you need to make sure that the oil is heavily filtered right from the factory.

There are certain ingredients that oil must have to offer significant protection but there’s no reason for it to cost an arm and a leg. If the oil has the right stuff it can endure longer change intervals potentially saving money and definitely saving time working on your car or waiting in the oil change place waiting room.

The oil needs to specify how long it can safely be used, it should have guarantee for the oil and warranty for your engine should the oil not perform as specified.

There really are premium oils like this out there! Feel free to compare some of those oils side by side as they were tested. Find out what other oils are out there and how they compare to what you use as well as each other. Just click here to get the synthetic motor oil whitepaper.