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API CK-4 and FA-4 - the latest engine oil standards for commercial vehicles

16 December 2022

On 1 December 2016, the American Petroleum Institute introduced new diesel engine oil standards for commercial vehicles. What are the new oils for and how much demand is there on the market?

 

MJ-110. MITASU PLATINUM PAO Plus SN 0W-20 100% Synthetic - energy-saving oil for the latest petrol and diesel engines

11 March 2022

The MITASU PLATINUM PAO SN 100% Synthetic line of engine oils, which is geared more towards European vehicles, has not had any low viscosity products on offer until recently. What is the reason for the "Asian" oil to appear in the "European" range and what distinguishes it from other 0W-20 oils?

 

MJ-107. MITASU GOLD LL SN/CF 5W-40 100% Synthetic – a new product for vehicles “with a lifetime of experience”

16 June 2021

MITASU's widest range of engine oils, MITASU GOLD SN 100% Synthetic, has been expanded with another product. What are its advantages and features?

 

The Call of the Times - Multi Vehicle Dual Clutch Transmission Fluid

2 February 2021

A new product has been added to MITASU OIL's comprehensive family of specialised transmission fluids - MJ-351. MITASU MULTI VEHICLE DCTF 100% Synthetic. What is it for and why is it on the market now?

 

API and ILSAC Standards 2020 – Why to Switch to New Oils?

09 July 2020

On 1 May 2020, the International Lubricants Standardization and Approval Committee introduced new gasoline engine oil standards ILSAC GF-6A, GF-6B and API SP. How important is this for a private car owner whose car is already on the road and was designed and produced when there was no API SP?

 

Do Modern Cars Need Long Life Oils?

02 July 2020

New generation cars with a longer service interval appeared on the market more than twenty years ago. Around the same time, special oils with longer “life time” (Long Life or Extended Life) were introduced offering stable specifications throughout extended drain intervals. To this day, however, the car owners keep debating whether Long Life oils and long drain intervals are good for the car.

 

Mitasu expanding its RACING MOTOR OIL range: popular viscosity grade and proven high-tech solutions

15 January 2019

The MITASU RACING MOTOR OIL range has expanded with a new addition: MJ-115. MITASU RACING MOTOR OIL SN 10W-50 100% Synthetic. We shall look closely into the features and benefits of this new oil for motorsport.

 

Mitasu’s latest transmission oils – better fuel efficiency and wear protection.

1 November 2018

With more new cars appearing on the market and the geography of Mitasu Oil sales expanding, the Mitasu transmission oil range has been supplemented with three new products featuring improved low-temperature characteristics and high fuel efficiency.

 

CVT Fluids Line: The Mitasu product range fully meets market needs for continuously variable transmission fluids.

8 April 2018

MITASU OIL CORPORATION is continuously working on expanding the range of automotive oils and fluids as well as improving the performance of the existing products, which allows them to meet the maximum number of requirements set by manufacturers of modern cars and equipment.

Here we shall look at the range of CVT fluids manufactured by MITASU OIL CORPORATION in order to understand the purpose of various products, their pros and cons.

 

New product MJ-309. MITASU ATF 9 HP 100% Synthetic for 9-Speed Automatic Transmissions of modern vehicles

22 December 2017

In the quest to provide consumers with technologically advanced lubricants, MITASU OIL CORPORATION has resorted to the latest innovation of one of the leading chemical companies in Japan - Mitsui Chemicals.

The fully synthetic energy-saving liquid MJ-309 was put into production at the beginning of this year. MITASU ATF 9 HP 100% Synthetic is specially designed to meet the requirements of the latest ZF 9-, 8- and 6-speed automatic transmissions designed for a wide range of modern European, US and Asian cars, minivans and SUVs. 

Motor Oils of the Future SAE 0W-16 are here Today!

15 February 2016

With the development of modern technologies there is now a better wear and deposit protection available for the cylinder/piston mechanism of engines running on low-viscosity oil.

In April 2013, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) introduced a new engine oil viscosity grade called SAE 16. The introduction of the new viscosity grade ensures better fuel economy and reduced harmful emission into the environment without compromising on engine protection. This event triggered the development of power units designed for ultra-low viscosity motor oils, and lubricating products to service them.

Motor oils used in gas-powered engines

27 November 2015

Question: Can the car tuned to run on compressed methane gas (CNG) be switched to liquid methane (LNG) or propane-butane (LPG) and vice versa?

MITASU OIL expert help: No. The main difficulty when switching from one gas to another is that different types of gaseous fuel stored in vehicle require different reservoirs. Creating "universal" gas equipment capable of working with different types of gaseous fuel is possible in principle, however, such equipment will be more complicated and much more expensive than the mono-fuel one. At this stage, the idea of developing gas equipment capable of working, for example, on compressed methane and propane-butane mixture, would be economically unfeasible.

Gaseous fuel: application and future outlook

6 November 2014

Question: What is CNG, LNG and LPG? What are the differences between them? What are their areas of application?

MITASU OIL expert help: CNG is compressed natural gas used as a motor fuel. It is also known as pressurized methane. In automotive industry, it is stored under pressure of up to 200 - 250 atmospheres in very heavy high-strength cylinders. It is the cheapest gaseous fuel available, costing approximately 30 - 35% of the cost of the equivalent amount of gasoline.

Difference in application between API GL-4 and GL-5 transmission oils

19 September 2013

Question: It is very common to assume that all GL-5 oils are an improvement over the GL-4 oils and can completely replace them. But is this the case?

MITASU OIL expert help: This statement is true only in part, because the API classification categorises gear oils depending on the content of anti-wear, anti-scoring and other additives in its formula and depending on its rating for EP (Extreme Pressure) protection. API classification does not provide the separate rating for synchromesh transmissions, which demand an additional requirement for compatibility of oil with non-ferrous metals. GL-5 oil may well replace the GL-4 product in a cross-axle differential (in the speed reduction unit or in the axle), and at the same time, prove to be unsuitable for the manual (including sequential) or synchromesh transmissions.

Mitasu grease

16 August 2012

Question: What do we use grease for?

MITASU OIL expert help: The range of grease application is very broad. It is used for:

- Reducing friction between friction surfaces;
- Reducing wear and preventing scuffing (scoring) of friction surfaces;
- Protecting metals from corrosive environments;
- Sealing gaps between mating components.

Moreover, grease can protect the friction components against load shocks, reduce vibration and noise level and act as insulating materials.

Poly-Alpha-Olefins (PAO)

22 june 2011

Question: Why poly-alpha-olefins are true 100% synthetic?

MITASU OIL expert opinion: To understand variety and classifications of motor oil it is worth noting that any motor oil consists of two main ingredients: one type or blended mixture base stock, combined with a unique system of enhancing additives (performance additives). There are four different types of base stock used for motor oil production: mineral oil of Groups I and II and oil of Groups III and IV. Group III is marked as "synthetic base stocks" although they may be derived from natural products by highest level of refining. Group IV base oils are poly-alpha-olefins (PAO) - chemically engineered synthetic base stocks.

History of the Performance Standards

21 june 2011

Packaging and labelling of motor oils contains a vast variety of abbreviations. In addition to commonly used SAE API (SM 10W-30 for instance) there are also such abbreviations and acronyms as ILSAC, JASO, GF-5, GF-4. Some companies even still use the outdated GF-3 & GF-2 standards. Let's have a close look at these standards, the organisations in charge of setting them up and how these standards affect the characteristics of the motor oil used in your vehicle. Prior to 1992 there were only three organisations (known as tripartite system) that set standards for oil quality and performance, and classified oils for passenger cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles.

Motor oils with low viscosity

20 june 2011

Question: What are low viscosity oils?

MITASU OIL expert opinion: Low viscosity oils are motor oils with SAE viscosity grade 5W-20 and 0W-20. For over a decade, Japanese automakers have recommended the use of low viscosity oils for modern atmospheric engines.

Question: Should I follow the automaker recommendations to use low viscosity oils or does it look like collusive behaviour by the world's automakers?

What is motor oil made from?

20 march 2011

Question: Is synthetic motor oil made from crude oil?

MITASU OIL expert opinion: Most motor oils are made from a base stock and special additives. Let us consider the process of base stock production. Conventional oils are made from crude oil that is pumped from under the ground. Crude oil consists of a complex mixture of molecules that form chains and rings of various sizes and shapes. Long chains of carbon atoms produce a thick, slowly flowing viscous fluid, while shorter chains produce fluid that flows more freely.

In an oil refinery, crude oil initially undergoes a process of separation by vacuum distillation, based on viscosity characteristics. Long complex carbon chains are used to produce asphalt materials good for roofing tar and road works. The very short-chain and ring compounds of carbon are volatile and ideally suitable for production of gasoline and other petroleum products including motor oil.

Gear Oil

9 december 2010

Question: Where is gear oil used?  

MITASU OIL Expert Help: Gear oil is used for greasing transmission elements. In the international classification it is named as Gear Oil (literally — “oil for gears”). These oils are used for greasing enclosed gears, as a rule, in manual gearboxes, transfer gear cases, including in power take-off devices, inter-axial and inter-wheel differentials and axles. The oil type named ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid) and CVT Fluid (Continuously Variable Transmission) is used in automatic gearboxes and variable-speed gears.

Mitasu flush fluid

25 November 2010

Question: In what cases the purging should be used?

Mitasu Oil Expert Help: On any change of used oil type (to a new brand or to a new oil type of the same brand), it is desirable to use the flush fluid.

– Also the flush fluid should be used if you have any doubts in the quality of the engine oil already used (the engine makes noise, it is difficult to start or you have doubts because of the possible forgery of the acquired oil, for example, in a plastic canister).