The main purpose of Automotive Lubricants is to minimize friction between surfaces that are in interaction. It often exists in the form of a fluid. Lubricant reduces energy loss caused by friction, but it can also be highly helpful for cleaning, cooling, and preventing rust and corrosion of metal parts, among other obstacles a machine may have while operating. For instance, a particular kind of lubricant created for use in engines is known as engine oil. The proper operation of an engine depends heavily on the use of high-quality engine oil; this promotes effective engine operation, protects the engine from damage, and lengthens the engine’s life.
Most of a lubricant’s volume is made up of base oil, which can either be formed of synthetic or mineral oils. The mineral base oil can be obtained through the distillation process used in the refining of crude oil, while synthetic base oils are produced by further refining mineral base oil through laboratory processes. Based on the degree of purity, base oil can be categorised into four categories. Mineral base oils are in Groups I and II, synthetic base oils are in Group III, and other base oils are in Group IV.
