Your Next Oil Change

By Tom Schaefer "The largest effect motor oils have on fuel economy is through viscosity, followed by friction modification. Lower vis...

By Tom Schaefer For most products, the word “Synthetic” is often a negative term, implying cheap, imitation, or artificial - just not up to ...

By Tom Schaefer In the simplest terms, esters can be defined as the reaction products of acids and alcohols. Thousands of different kinds of...

By Anthony Garner Introduction The purpose of this thread is to open up productive conversation into the various kinds of base oils used in ...

By Tom Schaefer To a formulator, a motor oil is a complex blend of 10-15 ingredients carefully balanced and tested to meet the industry spec...

As a result of studying various aspects of the lubricants industry, I came into contact with Tom Schaefer , former vice president of sales...