Which risk increases when lubricating oil viscosity degrades past a threshold?

💡 Explanation

Lower viscosity oil increases bearing wear because the hydrodynamic lubrication mechanism becomes less effective; therefore, metal-on-metal contact increases, rather than improved efficiency or fatigue performance, which require higher viscosity.

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