The best place to get oil for your vehicle in St Helens
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If your car needs an oil top up in St Helens or your car needs a service we can help. Our shop located on Boundary Road, St Helens offers a huge range of on the shelf products essential for all types of vehicle applications including top up 1 metre oils. As well as this continence we can do the oil top up for you as well as fully service your vehicle 6 days a week. Today, most oils are synthetic and contain a complex blend of additives which assist in achieving a multitude of functions such as helping to prevent deposits from forming on internal engine components, removal and suspension of dirt and contaminants in the oil until these contaminants can be removed at the next oil change, enhancing engine fuel economy, lubricating moving parts and reducing engine wear.
Moving forward…
At The FastFit Centre, we’re constantly looking at how we can improve your fuel economy bringing you the very best in oils, as we know the thinner the oil, the less of a drag it puts on the engine, however, to use these low viscosity oils, the engine must be compatible, unlike vehicles of yesteryear, using an oil which is too thin would result in increased wear and premature engine failure. Engines that are now being produced will take grades such as 0W-20 and 0W-30, whereas those older engines will take grades such as 5W-40 and 10W-40.
But what do all these grades mean?
Most oils are now multigrades. Before multigrade oils were invented motorists had to use different oils in summer and winter. A Multigrade oil, which can be used all year round, is a combination of 2 viscosity grades such as: 0W-30 In a 0W-30 the 0W means that the oil must meet a certain thickness/flow limit at low temperature. The lower the “W” number the better the oil’s low temperature and cold start performance. Therefore, a 0W will get around an engine far quicker than a 20W would. The latter part of the grade (in this case 30), can range between 4 and 60 (again, the lower the number, the thinner the oil). Each oil must meet certain thickness limits at 100°C which is roughly the running temperature of an engine.
For years engine oils quoted 2 API specifications, one for petrol and one for diesel, making the choice of oil relatively simple. However, in recent times these have increased significantly due to engine manufacturers requiring more specific oils to meet their needs – making the choice look never ending. For help, advice and the best place to take your car for an oil top up in St Helens visit your local parts store on Boundary Road in St Helens.
You may be searching for where sells oil for my car in St Helens, you can be sure you need look no further. We have 1 ltr and 5 ltr choices on the shelf in our car accessories shop located in our St Helens garage reception. We can also top up your oil, perform a free vehicle health check and even service your car for you whilst you enjoy a Coffee.
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