What is the role of a lubricant?
Any vehicle owner knows that lubricants are vital to the correct operation of your engine; in particular they reduce wear. But it also has other, less well-known functions:
- Cools hot areas of an engine and moving parts
- Reduces friction: A lubricant helps to improve engine efficiency and helps to reduce fuel consumption
- Protects mechanical parts against wear and corrosion: guaranteeing long life and efficiency of the engine
- Keeps the engine clean: it helps to guarantee long engine life and helps to keep all engine parts in a good and clean condition, while evacuating any impurities to the oil filter and through oil changes