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engine oil dye

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a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 89% of clicks) — engine oil dye doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$175K

Growth (1y)

+186.3%

Products

8

Brands

7

was 7 a year ago

Sellers

56

Price range

$7.59–$33.87

Returns

1.5%

Rating

4.5★

38/100

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Scored 38/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
9
×0.30
Growth
75
×0.30
Competition
1
×0.20
Quality gap
37
×0.10
Returns
88
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +186.3% year over year.
2K942.5Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Competition

46%A/C Pro
  • A/C Pro46%
  • TSI Supercool17%
  • Yesibeike14%
  • LEAKFINDER8%
  • TRACER6%
  • ACDelco5%
  • Other (1 brands)3%

The top 5 products capture 89% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 7 brands and 56 sellers compete here.

Brands

7 flat

was 7 a year ago

Sellers

56

Top 5 brand share

92%

Product shelf

All 8 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Leak-Proof31%

“Helped find a leak”

Quality-Overall18%

“Good Quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“as advertised”

Value For Money9%

“Great value for the money to help keep the bike on the road”

Ease Of Use6%

“Ease of use”

Efficiency6%

“Works perfectly”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“it lit up brightly”

Lubrication5%

“Also helps detecting oil level on the front axle with a. YELLOW”

Color4%

“Definitely worth it to say to customer hey we want to put this dye in your car”

Night Vision1%

“quite visible at night”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof28%

“And I have a huge leak”

Brightness/Shine/Glow11%

“My only wish is that it glowed more”

Color9%

“2 bottles and the dye is invisible”

Functionality-Overall7%

“my bottle definitely did not work or they have batch issues with their product”

Ease Of Use7%

“It is very tight to insert them”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“no instructions”

Value For Money2%

“Waste of money”

Lubrication2%

“Doesn't work when added to oil”

Top return reasons

  • Compatibility-Overall24%
  • Leak-Proof22%
  • Color9%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Functionality-Overall6%
  • Value For Money6%
  • Display Colors4%
  • Size-Overall3%
  • Defective Material/Parts2%
  • Coolant2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,418 tracked niches.