When it comes to determining and choosing an oil weight, none of it involves weight as we commonly think of it—there are no weight scales involved in weighing oil. Instead, in this circumstance, ...

Oil viscosity plays a prominent role in all areas of petroleum engineering, such as simulating reservoirs, predicting production rate, evaluating oil well performance, and even planning for thermal ...

The measurement of an oil’s resistance to flow is known as its viscosity. Usually, with a temperature increase, we can expect viscosity to diminish, and reduce with a temperature decrease. Temperature ...

“If your $20-per-quart synthetic looks dirty on the dipstick, you’d better change it now, ’cause all mechanics say dirty oil will ruin the engine. It’s science!” “Whatever. I’m gonna change mine at ...

Summer heat does not just make you sweat. It also puts your car's vital fluids to the test. Engine oil and transmission fluid ...

The popular YouTube channel Engineering Explained is famous for taking complicated engineering concepts, mostly automotive-related, and clearly explaining them to the layman. One of the channel’s ...