Regardless of whether it burns gasoline or diesel, your internal combustion engine works by igniting a mixture of fuel and air to create power. To do so effectively, it must reduce the detrimental ...

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 ...

It's easy for the uninitiated to think that oil is oil, no matter what type of engine it's going into. After all, it's only meant to lubricate the internal components of an engine. Well, all oils ...

Let's talk about Zinc. When we say Zinc in reference to motor oil, we are actually referring to the compound Zinc DialkylDithioPhosphates. That's hard to say or spell, so we just call it Zinc or ZDDP.

Amsoil has a complete line of diesel engine synthetic oils. The line features the Signature Series Max-Duty Synthetic in 5W-40, 5W-30, 10W-30, 15W-40, and 0W-40 grades. The line also includes ...

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 ...

Not up on zinkdialkyldithiophosphate? No problem. Grasp these points about engine oil additives and leave chemistry to the engineers. ConocoPhillips announced a startling claim last year: It had ...

By understanding different additives, you can extend the lifespan of your vehicle.