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Know Your Oil with Our Engine Oil Guide

You know your car like the back of your hand: its curves, its edges, how it handles, and what it likes. But we can all probably learn just a little bit more about our vehicle's finer details—like the kind of oil it needs for complete protection and top engine performance. Take a look at our engine oil guide for facts about motor oil, and learn how to keep your car's performance and efficiency at its absolute best.

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What You Need To Know About API SN PLUS

Learn everything you need to know about the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) new motor oil specification, SN PLUS, developed for turbocharged engines coming to market May 2018.

What Is Motor Oil?

What is Motor Oil?

Find out what modern engine oil additives are, how engine oil works, and how it provides protection over a wide temperature range.

Pennzoil Types of Motor Oil

Types of Motor Oil and Recommended Use

Learn about motor oil, its recommended use, how it works, and what the grades mean with this motor oil guide.

Pennzoil Why Synthetics Matter

What Makes Synthetic Oil Better?

Find out how switching to synthetic oil that cleans is so important, and how we debunk the most common synthetic oil myths.

Pennzoil Changing Your Own Oil

Changing Your Own Oil

Learn how to change your oil in simple step-by-step instructions. Roll up your sleeves and read our handy DIY tips for changing your own oil.

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Key Takeaways Answer Consumer Questions About Motor Oil

Sharing detailed information that address common motor oil questions is one way we aim to keep our Pennzoil® customers informed.

  • Benefits of 0W motor oil.
  • How long to go in-between oil changes
  • API motor specification details
  • Today’s engine oil additives
  • Which type of oil to choose
  • Oil Myths and truth
  • DIY tips for changing oil
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