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Motul Debuts Improved 300v Racing Oil At 24 Hours Of Le Mans

The new 300V range ensures maximal oil-film resistance and consistent oil viscosity.

Take 5 Announces Annual Fundraiser For Kids’ Hospitals

Each year, Take 5 raises funds to ensure that these hospitals can continue providing children with the necessary care without financial limitation.

VIDEO: Resetting The Oil-Life Monitor

It’s safe to assume that every 2007-and-newer vehicle has an oil-life-monitor reset procedure.

VIDEO: Domestic Engine-Oil Specifications

When an OEM writes the word “recommends” in the service information or owner’s manual, it should be read as “required.”

Idemitsu Lubricants Introduces New GF-6 Lineup

The new line of fully synthetic motor oils meets and exceeds the new SP/GF-6A industry standards.

VIDEO: The Alphabet Soup Of Motor Oil (Part 2)

Engine oil is a category that’s loaded with acronyms. (Part 2)

VIDEO: The Alphabet Soup Of Motor Oil

Engine oil is a category that’s loaded with acronyms.

Red Line Synthetic Oil Products Keep Cars Running Smoothly All Winter

Red Line Synthetic Oil offers consumers a variety of key products to help ensure vehicles perform at their best throughout the cold winter months, according to the company.

LIQUI MOLY Introduces New Oil For Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. has officially approved Special Tec LR 0W-20.

Motor Oil: It’s Not All The Same

One of the most diverse categories in any parts store is found in the motor-oil display area. With a dizzying array of brands, base stocks, viscosities and additive packages, there are oils for every application.

WATCH: What Is Low-Speed Pre-Ignition?

With more and more vehicles powered by gasoline direct-injected engines and turbocharged direct-injected engines, a phenomenon called low-speed pre-ignition has emerged, and it’s having a big impact on the engine-oil requirements and specifications for late-model vehicles.

Oil Additives 101: From Compression Builders to Smoke Treatments

This product segment includes compression builders, engine stop-leak products, engine treatments, motor-flush products, oil stabilizers, oil treatments and smoke treatments.