Engine oils

Engine oils in India

Updated 4 November 2026

Engine oil in India costs about ₹370 to ₹580 for a small motorcycle pack, and about ₹1,300 to ₹4,100 for a car pack, depending on whether it is semi-synthetic or fully synthetic. These figures are approximate, from sellers' websites, November 2026. For the right grade, brand and delivery price for your vehicle, send a request on BlaBlaPrice.

Which standard and grade to check

Engine oils sold in India are covered by the BIS standard IS 13656, which sets minimum physical, chemical and performance limits for petrol and diesel engine oils. Check the label for the standard, and match the grade in your handbook, such as 10W-30 or 5W-40, together with any manufacturer approval the car requires. Oil makers warn that non-compliant oil can void a warranty, so the specification in your manual matters more than the price. Keep the invoice too, because India's antitrust regulator has looked at warranty terms that tied oil purchases to the carmaker's own dealers.

Heat and the seasons

The climate is hot all year, with a wet season and a dry season instead of winter and summer. In heat and stop-start city traffic, the high-temperature figure in a grade, the second number such as the 40 in 10W-40, matters more than the cold-start number. The monsoon, roughly June to September, brings humidity and long jams in many cities, so a service before those months is a sensible habit. November falls at the start of the drier season in much of the country, which makes it a good time to change oil.

How oil is bought and priced here

Oil is sold in packs, and volumes are given in litres, so compare the price per litre rather than the price per pack. Motorcycles use small packs, cars use several litres, and garages buy 10-litre drums. Say which city the oil must reach among Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai, and whether the price includes delivery. If the gearbox needs its own oil, see transmission oils, since those are a separate product.

What to write in your request

Give the vehicle make, model and year, the viscosity grade from the handbook, the base oil you prefer (mineral, semi-synthetic or fully synthetic), any approval the manual names, the quantity in litres and the delivery city. Add your budget. With these details, sellers can offer the right oil in one reply.

On BlaBlaPrice you write what you need in your own words, and the AI asks for missing details such as the viscosity and the car model. It then looks through sellers' websites and price lists in India and shows the prices and businesses it found. Registered sellers answer in the chat with their own offer, price and delivery terms, and your contacts stay hidden until you choose to share them. Start with a request on the home page, or read how BlaBlaPrice works.