News & Guides

Extreme Pressure Additives or EP Additives

Posted on April 24, 2019 by LRT Lubricants

Extreme Pressure Additives (ep additives) are added to the oil in the form of Sulfur or Phosphorous in order to prevent fusing due to high pressures or loads of the friction partners.

Fully Synthetic Base Oil

Posted on April 23, 2019 by LRT Lubricants

Fully synthetic base oil is mainly characterised by its very good thermal stability and cleaning performance. As high performance as it is, so laborious its manufacture also is. So-called naphtha (petrol without additives) serves as the base product.

Hydraulic Oils

Posted on January 29, 2019 by LRT Lubricants

Many machines require regular replenishment of hydraulic oils. Hydraulic oil is also known as hydraulic liquid or hydraulic fluid. It is the medium through which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery. Common hydraulic fluids are based on mineral oil. Power steering in vehicles and brakes all use hydraulic fluid.

Gear Oils and ATF Fluids

Posted on October 5, 2018 by LRT Lubricants

At LRT Lubricants we understand that having the correct Gear oil in your vehicle is as Important as the Oil in your Engine, we supply and stock various Gear oils and Automatic Transmission fluids for cars, vans, trucks, plant, tractors and many other industries, we now also stock gear oils for Classic Vehicles such as Non EP 90, Non EP 140 and Mild EP 90, Mild EP 140.

New Fuchs Classic Oil Range

Posted on June 19, 2018 by LRT Lubricants

We are proud to announce that we are now stocking the full range of Fuchs Lubricants Classic Range of engine oils and gear oils. We will be promoting these new products throughout the year at various classic car themed shows, the first of which was the Lakes Charity Classic Vehicle Show in Grasmere.

Kerax are our new supplier

Posted on August 4, 2017 by LRT Lubricants

LRT Lubricants our proud to announce our new supplier, Kerax Hyperdrive/Agridrive. Kerax HyperDrive lubricants are developed to deliver race winning performance and extended protection for your engine and machine components. The comprehensive HyperDrive range meets or exceeds OEM performance specifications with grades available to suit every application. Like all the products produced at our UK blending plant, the Hyperdrive range is blended using only the highest quality base stocks and additives. Kerax AgriDrive lubricants are developed to keep you in the field for longer. Formulated to exceed the most demanding agricultural performance and OEM specifications whilst providing long term protection...