Oil – The Life Of Your Car
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Oil - The Life of Your Car
Oil cleans your car. It lubricates parts. It helps cool things down. Without it, your engine would be sitting squarely in the center of your local junkyard.
Scheduling regular oil changes is vital to the life of any vehicle.
The oil filter keeps tiny bits of dust and other contaminants out of your engine, and helps ensure the oil runs smoothly, so you want to change that each time you change the oil.
Imagine how your body would react if your kidneys and liver shut down. The impurities in your blood would build up continually, and it wouldn’t take long for your body to absolutely break down.
Oil for your automobile can be likened to blood to your body. Your automobile needs clean oil to keep going. What would happen if you never changed your oil?
Well, you’d be lucky to get 30,000 miles out of the automobile before your engine would collapse.
Say you only change your oil once a year. Your automobile seems to be running fine, so no harm done, right? Not so fast! Your engine has been flooded with contaminants. It won’t be long till you find yourself coming to a standstill.
Regular oil changes are as important to your automobile as regular trips to the bathroom are to you. Now, we won’t take the analogy too far, but you get the idea. This one scheduled maintenance might help your automobile refrain mechanical failures.
I actually heard two mechanics state that they figured you could run a automobile forever if you had the oil changed each 2000 miles. That might seem excessive to some folks. But it kept my baby humming nicely!
Now if you see any hint of an oil leak on the driveway after the automobile is parked, get to a service station. This could be ultra bad news and you need to have your automobile checked out immediately. Ditto if you detect a burning smell or smoke coming from around the engine!
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You might not feel 100 omfortable changing your oil, but you can check it easily. It’s ideal to check the oil when your engine is cold. Unscrew the cap and pull out the dipstick. Wipe it with a clean tissue or paper towel. Reinsert the stick all the way. Then pull it back out and check the dipstick. You’ll see “add” and “full” lines clearly marked on it. If the oil film is between the “add” and “full” lines, you’re good. If it’s below the “add” line, you need a quart of oil. Make sure you use the kind suggested in your owner’s manual. After adding the oil, repeat all the steps.
See, that wasn’t too hard, was it?
Make sure you take the time to check the oil levels in your car, and have it changed regularly. It literally means the difference between life and death for your vehicle!
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