STEMMING THE TIDE OF INFLUX OF SUBSTANDARD LUBRICANTS IN NIGERIA

The lubricants sub-sector is the salient but core area of the downstream industry and lifeblood of all oil-dependent machinery. With so much at stake, Chika Amanze-Nwachuku posits that ensuring that the right lubricant is used at the right time is extremely critical

As blood is essential for good health and survival of living organisms, so lubricant oils are lifeblood of engines and all oil dependent machinery.

Also, as the transfusion of the wrong blood destroys the body system, so using the wrong lubricants can damage oil wetted machinery. It is estimated that more than 60 percent of all mechanical failures are due to inadequate or improper lubrication practices.

Read more on Thisday Live