Right/proper selection on engine oil Have a check!

Do you know you choose the right/proper engine oil before? No worry. Here are showing some aspects and data to have your engine oil checked.
You could have a check on its oil additives, viscosity ratings and classification codes.

What oil additives function in engine oil? It is to assist the engine oil to keep car engine cool, clean, corrosion-free and refiners blend in various additives.

Mainly two types of viscosity ratings: single viscosity and multi-viscosity oil. Oil quality determines its ability to flow and oil is rated and identified by its viscosity.

In this part, you should have an idea that almost cars are designed to run multi-viscosity oil. Here is a sings of W, the lower the number, the thinner the oil and the more easily it flows and the better performance in cold weather.
Therefore you could have a check on your engine oil. For example, 5W-30 can be used in old car models or even select higher level oil for them; 10W-40 is with viscosity-temperature characteristics, not only doing well in both cold and hot temperature, but also doing well in starting engine under cold weather; 5w-40 better for compact cars, its quality is enough for daily use and 15W-40 or 10W-40 is for new cars.

Three oil classification codes: API starburst symbol, API donut symbol for gasoline engine oil, and API donut symbol for diesel engine oil.
Right/proper selection on engine oil? Have a check according to above listed aspects. Besides, chinasinoy.net informs you have a good malignance on engine too.