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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).

HOW TO USE FLUSH FLUID

1.

Warm engine to operating temperature

2.

Drain the old engine oil

3.

Pour the same amount of Mitasu Flush Fluid into the crankcase

4.

Start the engine and let idle for 15 minutes

5.

Drain the spent Mitasu Flush Fluid

6.

Replace oil filter

7.

Pour new Mitasu Oil in the engine

How to open / close the original Japanese canister Mitasu?

1.

Pull the ring and remove the lock rim

2.

Push the center of the lid and it comes off easily

3.

To close enough to press your fingers on the edge of the lid – it firmly locks

Special cover design protects the canister from leakage. Сover is designed for multiple opening / closing.
Original metal cover design protects product from a fake Mitasu

Top Five Car Engine Problems Explained

30 September 2010

PROBLEM No. 1. CORROSIVE WEAR OF THE ENGINE PARTS

Question: How does corrosion in the engine appear?

Reference of MITASU OIL expert: Corrosion appears as a result of the action of organic and mineral acids in the motor oil operation mode.

Question: How do organic acids form in oil and what effect do they have on the engine parts?

Reference of MITASU OIL expert: Occurrence of the organic acid oil is caused by oxidation of oil hydrocarbons, which continuously occur when the motor operates in the process of the air oxygen effect. The corrosive effect of organic acids on metals is especially evident in the presence of oxygen and water.

New API and ILSAC Classifications

26 September 2010

Question: What new classifications have occurred in motor oils?

MITASU OIL expert help: American Petroleum Institute (API) and International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC) together with the leading Japanese and American automakers will introduce a new SAE SN classification (according to API) and ILSAC GF-5 (according to ILSAC) from the end of 2010 to the beginning of 2011.

 

HYDRAULIC OIL

26 September 2010

Question: Where is the hydraulic oil used?

Mitasu Oil Expert Help: Hydraulic oil is the working fluid in the hydraulic system the main function of which is transferring of forces from the hydraulic pump to hydraulic cylinders or hydraulic motors. The principle of the hydraulic system is transformation of a small effort to a much greater one due to the increase of pressure. This oil is used throughout the engineering, where there are hydraulic systems, particularly in construction and road equipment, excavators, bulldozers, cranes, forklifts, etc., as well as in airplanes, ships.