multigrade engine oil

  • 1engine oil — Oil within the engine used to lubricate the moving components. At one time the oil was a single grade, but modern engines use a multigrade oil. Also see straight weight engine oil synthetic engine oil …

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  • 2oil — A substance that lubricates and cools the moving parts of the engine and reduces the formation of rust and corrosion. It contains additives which fights the corrosion of bearings, keeps small particles in suspension, reduces engine wear, and… …

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  • 3multigrade oil — An engine oil that meets the viscosity requirements of several different single grade engine oil types. Also called multi viscosity oil …

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  • 4multigrade — noun 1》 an engine oil that meets the requirements of several standard grades. 2》 (trademark in the US) a kind of photographic paper made with two emulsions of different sensitivities, from which prints with different levels of contrast can be… …

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  • 5multigrade — n. (usu. attrib.) an engine oil etc. meeting the requirements of several standard grades …

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  • 6Gear oil — is a motor oil made specifically for transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials in automobiles, trucks, and other machinery. It is of a higher viscosity to better protect the gears and usually is associated with a strong sulfur smell. The… …

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  • 7универсальное моторное масло — Моторное масло, которое одновременно относится к двум сериям номеров, обозначающих сорта масел в зависимости от вязкости по классификации sae, вязкость одной серии определена при низкой температуре (номер перед буквой w), а вязкость другой при… …

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  • 8Shell Rotella T — is a line of heavy duty engine lubrication products produced by Shell Oil Company. The line includes engine oils, gear oils and coolants. The oil carries both the American Petroleum Institute (API) diesel C rating as well as the API gasoline… …

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  • 9Napier Sabre — Sabre Napier Sabre cutaway at the London Science Museum. Type Liquid cooled H 24 …

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  • 10petroleum refining — Introduction  conversion of crude oil into useful products. History Distillation of kerosene and naphtha       The refining of crude petroleum owes its origin to the successful drilling of the first oil well in Titusville, Pa., in 1859. Prior to… …

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