Lubricants

Lubricant is any oily liquid or solid that reduces friction, heat or wear when applied to the surfaces of solid moving parts.

In your vehicle Lubricants can be:

• Engine Oil
• Gear Oil
• Brake Oil
• Clutch Oil
• Steering Oil
• Grease
• Coolant

“Always use correct and recommended Lubricants in your vehicle”

Purpose of Lubricants in your Vehicle:

• Reduce friction between moving parts
• Protect against wear
• Cooling
• Remove contaminants
• Protect against rust and corrosion

Standards followed in the field of Lubricants:

API –      American Petroleum Institute

SAE –     Society of Automotive Engineers

IS –         Indian Standards

JASO –   Japanese Automotive Standards Organisation

NLGI –    National Lubricating Grease Institute

JIS –      Japanese Industrial Standards

GL –      Gear Lubricant

MIL –     US military specification

Interesting Fact:

IOCL,HPCL and BPCL has almost 50% market share in India in Lubes sales.

Rest 50% is shared by following companies

-Castrol

-Shell

-Mobil

-Tide Water Oil Company (Veedol)

-Gulf Oil

-Volvoline

And many other local brands…