What are the methods to identify the quality of engine oil?
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Methods to identify the quality of engine oil are: 1. Visual inspection - pour the oil into a transparent cup and observe. If the oil has good transparency, no suspended particles, no sediment, and no clumps of impurities, it is considered better quality oil; 2. Smell the oil - good quality oil has a mild odor. If there is a strong irritating smell, especially a heavy fuel odor, it indicates poorer quality oil; 3. Check the quality grade label - according to API standards, in the quality grade identification, the further back the English letter is in the alphabet, the better the performance; 4. Check the viscosity grade label - for oils with the same quality grade, the larger the difference between the numbers before and after the W in the viscosity grade, the wider the applicable temperature range, indicating higher performance engine oil.