All of us know that we are designed to change the oil in our cars regularly, but other than natural or synthetic, most people don’t generally think about what oil goes in or comes out. Re-refined or re-processed oil is engine lubricant that is exactly what it sounds like — used oil that has been re-refined for reuse. How is re-refined oil made and is it safe?
Article Resource: The basics of re-refined oil
The exact process of re-refining oil
Petroleum oil does not wear out. It gets dirty instead. The additives that are in the oil do wear out, but the oil itself doesn’t. Used motor oil is re-refined the same way as crude oil. The oil is cleaned, refined and re-blended with additives to create a product that is comparable to lubricants created with crude oil.
Your re-manufactured oil needs to be approved
Although it is safe, you need to take some precautions. Make certain that the re-refined oil being used is American Petroleum Institute approved. API-approved oil is generally required under warranty protections, for one thing. API approved oil seems to have undergone stringent testing needs that ensure it does what it is intended to. It needs to be API approved whether re-refined or not. If you use a quick-lube service, check with them that they’re using API approved oil, re-refined or not.
Benefits of re-refined oils
re-refined motor oil can do a lot more than lubricate your engine. Used motor oil is considered a toxic waste, and is typically disposed of in a variety of not-so-environmentally-friendly ways. Re-refining oil helps create a closed-loop system, where the nonrenewable resource of oil is constantly re-used. 2.5 quarts of re-refined oil is made with a gallon of used motor oil. The byproducts are used to power re-refining plants and create asphalt roof shingles. If all motor oil in the United States was re-refined, there would be enough recycled oil to maintain about 8 million autos per year.
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