98 Shops Caught Selling Suspect Engine Oil in 4 Days — How Do You Check Yours?

The Consumer Affairs Authority raided outlets across the island from October 27-30 and flagged 98 suspected violations at shops selling engine oil, gear oil and grease — most products missing the valid government agreement number that's required on the label since a 2023 gazette. Some say this crackdown is overdue: diluted or fake oil wrecks an engine slowly and quietly, and most buyers have no way to tell at the counter. Others point out the CAA itself admits a label number on its own doesn't guarantee quality, so this mostly catches small roadside shops while the real counterfeit supply chain keeps running untouched further up the chain. Do you actually check for that agreement number before buying oil, or do you just trust the garage or the brand name on the tin? Has an oil change ever gone wrong on you and you suspected the product itself rather than the mechanic? ඔයාගේ වාහනෙට දාන එන්ජින් ඔයිල් එක ජාතික අනුමැතිය තියෙන එකක්ද කියලා බලනවද, නැත්නම් ගරාජයම විශ්වාස කරලා දානවද?