Synthetic Lubricants

If your vehicle’s engine is currently using mineral or petroleum based oils, you may wonder if switching to synthetic oil in hot climates would provide better protection and benefits. Pure synthetic oils can offer excellent protection in extremely hot summer conditions and also provide equal protection during brutal cold winter temperatures. The beauty of synthetic […]

Engine oil manufacturers typically describe or specify an engine oil by its properties and characteristics. A specific engine oil’s data sheet will specify its performance capabilities and its viscosity. When establishing the correct viscosity motor oil for a specific diesel engine, there are tow parameters that have to be determined. The first parameter is what

If you’ve asked yourself the question “What is EP grease best used for?”, this detailed blog post will shed light on this subject. The acronym “EP” simply means extreme pressure. Characteristics of an EP Grease The goal of any lubricant is to keep two metal surfaces from coming in contact with each other. When those

Let’s start this blog post on the best oil for high mileage diesel engines with a frequently asked question: “I am considering replacing the petroleum oil in my diesel engine with synthetic engine oil in a motor that has 100,000 miles on it. I have heard that synthetic might clean the engine and cause plugging

Over the last twenty years, the demands on hydraulic oil performance have vastly increased. Hydraulic oil systems have been designed to be smaller, resulting in smaller oil reservoirs. At the same time, hydraulic pumps are now called upon to produce more output, the result being much higher operating pressures. Coupling these higher pressures along with