OIL CHATS
Technical articles and industry insights to help you make informed lubrication decisions.

December 2, 2025
COMMON GREASE PROBLEMS pt3 #Oil Chat 107
Paying attention to small warning signs - like temperature changes, grease consistency, colour or leakage - will help you detect problems early.

November 2, 2025
COMMON GREASE PROBLEMS pt2 #Oil Chat 106
Idling - Neutral or Park? We need to understand how power is transferred from the engine to the automatic transmission to answer this question.

October 1, 2025
COMMON GREASE PROBLEMS #Oil Chat 105
Idling - Neutral or Park? We need to understand how power is transferred from the engine to the automatic transmission to answer this question.

September 1, 2025
DRIVE OR NEUTRAL #Oil Chat 104
Idling - Neutral or Park? We need to understand how power is transferred from the engine to the automatic transmission to answer this question.

July 31, 2025
CRUDE OIL EXTRACTION #Oil Chat 103
A question often asked is what happens to all the empty spaces when billions of litres of crude oil is pumped out of the earth?

July 1, 2025
WIRE ROPE LUBRICATION #Oil Chat 102
Car manufacturers are being pushed to meet ever increasing emission standards and Stop/Start technology helps them to achieve the targets.

June 2, 2025
STOP/START SYSTEMS AND ENGINE OIL #Oil Chat 101
Car manufacturers are being pushed to meet ever increasing emission standards and Stop/Start technology helps them to achieve the targets.

May 2, 2025
VOLATILITY OF LUBRICATING OIL #Oil Chat 100
The most important rheological parameter of liquid lubricants is viscosity, and is reported on all oil specifications and product data sheets.

March 31, 2025
RHEOLOGY OF LUBRICANTS PT3 #Oil Chat 99
The most important rheological parameter of liquid lubricants is viscosity, and is reported on all oil specifications and product data sheets.