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Lubricants and Fuel
What Happens If You Put the Wrong Fuel in Your Car?
Even though different sorts of nozzles are used for different kinds of fuel at gas stations, misfueling (putting wrong fuel in your car) is a very common mistake. The consequences of each misfueling are diverse, but it is important to know your machine and kind of fuel it needs. Don’t worry if you have put the wrong fuel in your car. You just need…
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7 Common Myths about Fuel Economy
It wouldn’t be wrong if we call the modern age the “Age of Information”. Nevertheless, many myths and fallacies still prevail. Talking about cars, there are many common myths about fuel economy. Motorists have come up with different ideas that they believe can save them money in terms of fuel consumption. Let’s have a look at some of these myths…
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Motorists Ignore to Switch off Engine at Fuel Filling Station
Flouting to switch off engine at a fuel filling station is a common practice among motorists in Oman, despite being reported and fined for it by ROP. Some customers don’t even like to be told about turning their engines off. A random survey conducted on three different fuel marketing companies in Oman reports:
4 out of 48 cars turned their…
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5 Fuel Efficient Luxury Cars in the Arab States
Fuel-Efficiency is a primary concern for buyers nowadays, with the exception of those who actually have money to incinerate. The future of fuel remains uncertain and buyers want to have fuel efficient vehicles which would help them save money in the long run. This has led luxury car manufacturers to produce more energy efficient cars. Just like…
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Does your Car Need Motor Oil Replacement?
A reliable car maintenance guide will always advise you to go for oil replacement regularly. Luckily, oil changing is one of the cheapest replacements a car requires and it helps your car run smoothly.
Why is car oil so important?
Car oil perhaps carries out more duties than any other component within the engine. Some of its key tasks include…
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10 Cars with Least Fuel Consumption in the UAE
Controlling your travelling expense majorly depends on your vehicle’s fuel consumption in the UAE. Before purchasing a new vehicle, you must always consider its fuel consumption capacity. Today we are going to describe the cars with best fuel economy in the Middle East.
Suzuki Celerio
The Celerio is a city car from Maruti Suzuki with a good fuel…
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How to Achieve Good Fuel Economy Rating?
Are the high fuel prices breaking your wallet due to low fuel economy of your car? We know, prices aren't very high in the Gulf but still don’t you wish your car was more economical in terms of fuel consumption? Thinking about upgrading to a hybrid? Don’t! You can actually achieve quite an exceptional fuel economy using a few tips and techniques,…
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Greener future with hybrid vehicle handover to Dubai Municipality
In-line with Toyota’s environmental contributions to a low-carbon society, Al-Futtaim Motors, exclusive distributor of Toyota in the UAE, has expanded its alternative fuel vehicles offerings, culminating in an agreement with Dubai Municipality that will see the organization take hold of a total of three Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid cars that will be…
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Al Habtoor is the official distributor of LUKOIL
Al Habtoor Motors is teaming up with LUKOIL, one of the world’s largest oil companies, to be the UAE distributor of LUKOIL automotive oils and lubricants, as it expands on its ever growing product portfolio in the UAE’s automotive sector.The announcement was made at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah on Thursday 4th…
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Shell Launches Shell Helix Ultra with Shell PurePlus Technology
Shell Lubricants in the Middle East, Central Asia and Pakistan, today announced the launch f a next generation motor oil, Shell Helix Ultra with Shell PurePlus Technology - the company’s most advanced motor oil ever, featuring a base oil developed from natural gas. A launch event took place at the iconic Gate in Dubai’s International Financial…
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Attending To Your Air Filter Duties
The air filter is one of the parts and components of your car that you do need to change regularly. After all, it is one of those parts that really do a messy kind of work. Remember that one of its main functions is to actually prevent particulate matter from entering important parts of your engine.
What is important is that you should…
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Chemically Improving Your Gas Kilometers
What if you could actually improve your gas mileage significantly (5-20%), without having to alter your driving habits? Without installing any extra questionable parts on your car? What if it were as easy to do as 1-2-3?
Well, it is.
For years, Big Oil has offered three different grades of gas octane: 95 special, and 98 premium (Super). These…
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