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After years of pleasing vehicle owners in Korea and other countries, a new brand of engine oil has been introduced into the Nigerian market by Lagos-based firm, Golden Stone Limited, which described the product as world class synthetic oil that is also affordable.
Presenting Micking to the motoring press recently, the Managing Director of Golden Stone Ltd, Mr. Andy Offor, said the oil has been tested and used in the automotive market over the years.
He hinted that Golden Stone, which is the sales representative of Micking Motor oil in West Africa, intends to blend the oil locally, and create more jobs for the youths.
According to him, Micking comes only in semi-synthetic and fully synthetic categories which makes it outstanding in the engine oil category.
Though fully synthetic, Offor said that Micking is priced like ordinary mineral oil, Its outstanding qualities include keeping the engine running like new, extending engine life and drain interval by up to eight months or 10,000 kilometers, as well as having remarkable anti-wear and anti-oxidation properties.
Other qualities of the oil include improved protection against sludge and harmful deposits, easy engine starting and excellent high and low temperature performance. The managing director disclosed that for a long time, Nigerians have been decieved to buy low grade engine oils by some big lubricant manufacturers which are obsolete and not healthy for their engines.
He advised motorists to always check the API (American Petroleum Institute) rating before purchasing their lubricants in order not to ruin the life of their engines. He listed, the SH, SG SF, SE grade of engine oils as obsolete, but are still being sold to unsuspecting Nigerian Motorists for their engines.
“Whenever you are buying engine oil for your vehicles, kindly check the API rating as this would enable you know the engine oil suitable for your engine,” he said. To this end, he advised motorists to rather go for semi synthetic and fully synthetic motor engine oil of high API levels instead of mineral engine oil.
The Golden Stone boss identified the most current API rating in engine oil as SN, introduced in 2010 and blended for engines made from 2010 till date. Next to the SN grade of engine oil is the SM which is also current but for engines for 2010 and older ones down to 2005.
