Snake oil. Mouse milk. Whiffle dust. Take your pick — few products have earned such unflattering sobriquets as aftermarket motor-oil additives. And for the very good reason that these promised ...

Diesel engine oil additives are popular add-on layers of protection, but many of their cornerstone benefits are already engineered into base lubricants. Brian Humphrey, OEM technical liaison for Petro ...

March 14, 2009 – We get a lot of press releases and most of them go directly to the bitslag bucket, but this one seems interesting, so take a look and let us know what you think. UPDATE: New Test: ...

Aftermarket additives are a popular off-the-shelf item at truck stops and parts counters, but many of the necessary additives already are formulated in the diesel engine oils directly from the ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

Analyzing the oil in your vehicle is like sending your blood to the lab for tests. An engine oil analysis can provide clues about the health of your engine – without any invasive surgery. By analyzing ...

Engine oil turns black from a combination of combustion byproducts, heat oxidation, and detergent additives suspending carbon particles in the fluid. Black oil is not automatically a sign of a problem ...

Dublin, Oct. 30, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/rlcllk/petroleum)has announced the addition of the ...

If you wonder about the purpose of all the chemical additives blended into truck engine oils—especially the new PC-11 formulations coming to market this December—it helps to think about barbecue sauce ...

Walk into any parts store and you'll see the rows of glossy bottles promising to stop engine wear, boost fuel economy, and make your old clunker run like it just rolled out of the factory. The auto ...