Forty-two car engine oils read in one morning and divided by the litre count printed on each. The packs run 1L to 5L, the rate runs Rs. 222 to Rs. 1,462, and the second number Amazon prints is usually not a price.
We read every car engine oil Amazon returned across two searches on 3 November 2026 and divided each price by the litre count the listing itself prints. A litre of engine oil costs Rs. 222 to Rs. 1,462 on this one shelf, median Rs. 510. The tile prices - Rs. 599 to Rs. 5,850 - rank the containers instead, and they invert the order: the two cheapest listings on the page are among its six most expensive litres. The second figure Amazon prints is usually a per-100 ml rate, so no discount appears here.
Every price below was pulled from Amazon on November 3, 2026 and checked against the MRP on the listing. Stack them with the live codes on our Amazon coupons page, which the deals desk re-verifies daily.
Rs. 222 to Rs. 399 a litre, and the arithmetic that shows Amazon's second figure is a per-100 ml rate rather than an MRP.
Rs. 666 for 3 litres - Rs. 222 a litre
Why it earned its spot the floor of all 42 listings on the only measure that compares them.
Rs. 803 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 229 a litre
Why it earned its spot the same brand half a litre larger, and Rs. 7 a litre dearer for it.
Rs. 1,259 for 5 litres - Rs. 252 a litre
Why it earned its spot the largest pack from the cheapest brand, and still not the cheapest per litre it sells.
Rs. 898 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 257 a litre
Why it earned its spot the cheapest non-Signate listing in the read, at half the shelf median.
Rs. 1,022 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 292 a litre
Why it earned its spot the cheapest tile here that names a fuel type in its own title.
Rs. 1,325 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 379 a litre
Why it earned its spot the cheapest listing whose second printed figure actually behaves like a list price.
Rs. 1,197 for 3 litres - Rs. 399 a litre
Why it earned its spot a mineral 20W-40 among forty-one synthetics, which is a category difference and not a quality ranking.
Shell Helix Extra: 4L at Rs. 493 a litre, 3.5L at Rs. 565, 5L at Rs. 581. And two tiles printed against Rs. 45,000-plus.
Rs. 1,253 for 3 litres - Rs. 418 a litre
Why it earned its spot Castrol's cheapest per-litre tile in the read, and it is not a car oil.
Rs. 1,558 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 445 a litre
Why it earned its spot the midpoint of the shelf, and a second figure that reads as a list price.
Rs. 2,275 for 5 litres - Rs. 455 a litre
Why it earned its spot the clearest decimal-point error in the read: a figure twenty times the price.
Rs. 1,635 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 467 a litre
Why it earned its spot the same product in a smaller pack with the same impossible second figure.
Rs. 1,675 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 479 a litre
Why it earned its spot the cheaper of two Motul 8000 tiles that differ only by grade.
Rs. 1,973 for 4 litres - Rs. 493 a litre
Why it earned its spot the middle pack of three, and the cheapest per litre of the three - which is the finding this page is built on.
Rs. 2,699 for 5 litres - Rs. 540 a litre
Why it earned its spot the dearest tile seated that is still under the shelf's per-litre median, which is the whole point of reading rates.
Both 1L bottles are the cheapest tiles on the page and among the six dearest litres. The ceiling is 6.59 times the floor.
Rs. 1,828 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 522 a litre
Why it earned its spot a thin modern grade priced above the 5W-30 tiles from the same brand.
Rs. 1,920 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 549 a litre
Why it earned its spot a 5W-40 at almost exactly the price per litre of the 5W-30 beside it.
Rs. 1,950 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 557 a litre
Why it earned its spot the first of four MAGNATEC 5W-30 packs, which between them span only 7%.
Rs. 1,691 for 3 litres - Rs. 564 a litre
Why it earned its spot the tile where the per-100 ml arithmetic is easiest to check by eye.
Rs. 599 for 1 litres - Rs. 599 a litre
Why it earned its spot the lowest number on the page and the sixth-dearest litre, which is the trap this page exists to flag.
Rs. 2,534 for 3.5 litres - Rs. 724 a litre
Why it earned its spot Castrol's premium line at Rs. 160 a litre above its own MAGNATEC.
Rs. 863 for 1 litres - Rs. 863 a litre
Why it earned its spot the second 1L top-up seated, and the second-dearest litre on the page.
Rs. 5,850 for 4 litres - Rs. 1,462 a litre
Why it earned its spot the most expensive litre in the read, 6.59 times the cheapest.
Amazon runs card and coupon offers that change by day, card and basket, and this read was made logged out, so no bank discount is included in any price here. Check the grade and specification in the vehicle's manual before anything else - this one search returns 5W-30, 5W-40, 0W-20, 20W-50, mineral and commercial-vehicle grades side by side, and a cheaper litre of the wrong grade is not a saving. Read the litre count out of the title and divide, because the packs run 1L to 5L and the tile price does not rank the oil. Check the pack sizes of the same product against each other, because the largest can is dearer per litre on two of the three multi-pack products here. Ignore the discount badge on this category entirely. This page prices oil and assesses no oil's performance.
| Product | Sale price | MRP | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signate 3L Rs. 666 — Rs. 222 a litre, the floor of the shelf | Rs. 666 | Rs. 3 L | Rs. 222/L% |
| Signate 3.5L Rs. 803 — Rs. 229 a litre | Rs. 803 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 229/L% |
| Signate 5L Rs. 1,259 — Rs. 252 a litre, the cheapest 5L here | Rs. 1,259 | Rs. 5 L | Rs. 252/L% |
| PIPKIN 3.5L Rs. 898 — Rs. 257 a litre | Rs. 898 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 257/L% |
| GOODYEAR 3.5L Rs. 1,022 — Rs. 292 a litre, a CNG grade | Rs. 1,022 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 292/L% |
| SAVSOL 3.5L Rs. 1,325 — Rs. 379 a litre | Rs. 1,325 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 379/L% |
| SERVO 3L Rs. 1,197 — Rs. 399 a litre, the one mineral oil | Rs. 1,197 | Rs. 3 L | Rs. 399/L% |
| Castrol CRB 3L Rs. 1,253 — Rs. 418 a litre, a commercial grade | Rs. 1,253 | Rs. 3 L | Rs. 418/L% |
| Bosch 3.5L Rs. 1,558 — Rs. 445 a litre | Rs. 1,558 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 445/L% |
| Shell HX6 5L Rs. 2,275 — Rs. 455 a litre, and a Rs. 45,500 figure | Rs. 2,275 | Rs. 5 L | Rs. 455/L% |
| Shell HX6 3.5L Rs. 1,635 — Rs. 467 a litre, same odd figure | Rs. 1,635 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 467/L% |
| Motul 8000 SUV 3.5L Rs. 1,675 — Rs. 479 a litre | Rs. 1,675 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 479/L% |
| Shell Helix Extra 4L Rs. 1,973 — Rs. 493 a litre, the cheapest Shell | Rs. 1,973 | Rs. 4 L | Rs. 493/L% |
| Castrol MAGNATEC 0W-20 3.5L Rs. 1,828 — Rs. 522 a litre | Rs. 1,828 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 522/L% |
| Mobil SUV Pro 5L Rs. 2,699 — Rs. 540 a litre | Rs. 2,699 | Rs. 5 L | Rs. 540/L% |
| Mobil 1 Super 3000 3.5L Rs. 1,920 — Rs. 549 a litre | Rs. 1,920 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 549/L% |
| Castrol MAGNATEC SUV 3.5L Rs. 1,950 — Rs. 557 a litre | Rs. 1,950 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 557/L% |
| Castrol MAGNATEC 3L Rs. 1,691 — Rs. 564 a litre | Rs. 1,691 | Rs. 3 L | Rs. 564/L% |
| Castrol MAGNATEC SUV 1L Rs. 599 — Rs. 599 a litre, the top-up | Rs. 599 | Rs. 1 L | Rs. 599/L% |
| Castrol Edge 5W-40 3.5L Rs. 2,534 — Rs. 724 a litre | Rs. 2,534 | Rs. 3.5 L | Rs. 724/L% |
| Castrol Edge LL 1L Rs. 863 — Rs. 863 a litre | Rs. 863 | Rs. 1 L | Rs. 863/L% |
| Liqui Moly Molygen 4L Rs. 5,850 — Rs. 1,462 a litre, the ceiling | Rs. 5,850 | Rs. 4 L | Rs. 1,462/L% |
Each selling price, pack size and star average on this page came from the search data amazon.in itself serves, read on 3 November 2026, logged out, from India, with nothing bought. Two queries returned 91 tiles. After removing repeats, motorcycle and scooter oils, engine flushes and friction additives, 42 are distinct car engine oils that state a pack size in their own title. Every median, range and rate quoted is computed over those 42, not over the 22 seated and not over the 91 raw tiles.
The packs on this shelf run 1 litre to 5 litres, so the tile price ranks containers rather than oil. Every figure here divides the selling price by the litre count the listing itself prints in its title. Nothing is seated because it is a good buy and nothing is dropped because it is a bad one; the 22 seated include the cheapest litre, the dearest, both 1L top-up bottles, all three Shell Helix Extra pack sizes and all four Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-30 packs.
The second figure Amazon prints on an engine oil tile means three different things. On 29 of the 42 it is the printed per-100 ml rate and reconciles exactly - Castrol MAGNATEC 3L at Rs. 1,691 shows 56, and 1,691 divided by 30 is 56.4. On 11 it is a plausible list price. On two Shell Helix HX6 tiles it is Rs. 45,500 and Rs. 46,714 against prices of Rs. 2,275 and Rs. 1,635, which are decimal-point errors. Because one field carries all three, this page computes no discount percentage from any of them and quotes the raw figure with its reading instead.
This is a price-per-litre read. We have not used, tested or had any oil on this page analysed, and nothing here is a claim about protection, drain interval, fuel economy or engine compatibility. 5W-30, 5W-40, 0W-20, API SP, ACEA C3 and E20 compatibility are quoted from the listings' own titles and are unverified by us. Engine oil must match the grade and specification in the vehicle's own manual; a cheaper litre of the wrong grade is not a saving, and nothing on this page recommends any oil for any engine.
Across 42 distinct car engine oil listings read on 3 November 2026 from Amazon's own search data, the price worked out at Rs. 222 to Rs. 1,462 a litre, with a median of Rs. 510 a litre. Tile prices ran Rs. 599 to Rs. 5,850, but those rank containers rather than oil, because the packs on this shelf run 1 litre to 5 litres. The cheapest litre in the read was a Signate 3L at Rs. 666 and the dearest a Liqui Moly Molygen 4L at Rs. 5,850. Prices change constantly - check the live listing, and match the grade to the vehicle's manual.
Because on most of these tiles that figure is the printed per-100 ml rate, not a list price. It reconciles exactly: Castrol MAGNATEC 3L at Rs. 1,691 shows 56, and Rs. 1,691 divided by 30 hundred-millilitre units is Rs. 56.4; Shell Helix Extra 4L at Rs. 1,973 shows 49, and 1,973 divided by 40 is 49.3. In this read it is the per-100 ml rate on 29 of the 42 listings and a plausible list price on 11. Read as an MRP it would imply a 97% discount, which is why this page prints no discount percentage at all.
No, and this shelf shows it clearly. Shell Helix Extra 5W-30 appears in three pack sizes: the 4L works out at Rs. 493 a litre, the 3.5L at Rs. 565 and the 5L at Rs. 581. The largest can is the dearest litre of the three. Signate's packs go the same way - Rs. 222 a litre for the 3L, Rs. 229 for the 3.5L, Rs. 252 for the 5L. Shell Helix HX6 goes the other way, with the 5L at Rs. 455 against the 3.5L at Rs. 467. The rate has to be worked out tile by tile.
Less than you might expect on this shelf, in Castrol's case. Castrol MAGNATEC 5W-30 appears in four packs here at Rs. 557, Rs. 564, Rs. 571 and Rs. 599 a litre - the whole range is 7%, and the Rs. 599 figure is the 1L bottle. But both 1L tiles in this read are among the six dearest litres on the page while being the two cheapest tile prices: Rs. 599 and Rs. 863 on the shelf, Rs. 599 and Rs. 863 a litre. Sorting this category by price puts the most expensive litres at the top of the list.
Check the grade and specification against the vehicle's own manual first - that decision is made for you by the engine, not by price. This page names 5W-30, 5W-40, 0W-20, 20W-50, mineral and commercial-vehicle grades side by side because one search returns all of them, and they are not interchangeable. Then read the litre count out of the title and divide the price by it, because the packs here run 1L to 5L. Ignore any discount badge on this category: the field it is computed from carries a per-100 ml rate on most of these tiles and a decimal-point error on two of them. This page prices oil and assesses no oil's performance.





















