Why Get an Oil Change?

An oil change is required for all mechanism function. Yet, heat, time, air borne debris, and bits from colliding mechanical parts can corrode the lubricant causing it to thicken and loose its ability to aid the smooth mechanical function. In an engine the smoothing thickening process is often called engine sludge because of how severely it can muck up the processes and parts. The thick lubricant can contribute to mechanism damage and bring about engine failure. Regardless of the type of engine in your vehicle, clean lubricant will always be needed in order to maintain engine function.

From engine start up through the cool down process, lubricant is iatrical to each part. During start up lubricant must reach all of the necessary sections and crevices to make this as smooth as possible. Weather plays an important part in the lubricant’s ability to do so. However, the lubricant’s ability to remain thin enough to coat the engine yet remain thick enough to absorb the friction is provided in a delicate balance of lubricant selection during oil change. The selection is paramount to withstanding engine heat in warm weather and cold engine start up in the wintery months. Your mechanic can help you select amongst the more recent types and additives that will help to prolong your engine’s smooth functions.

An oil change is repeatedly recommended every 3,000 miles, or 3 months. Older vehicles are advised to heed this time frame but newer models require less strenuous guidelines for a lubricant exchange. This is when the tactile training and the instinct of your trusted local mechanic comes in handy. He or she will get to know how your engine works and how you require of it between maintenance check up visits. The size of your vehicle, the long distance travels, and the weight of vehicles used for road work every week will require far more upkeep not only one the lubricants but the engine and more.

In conclusion, an oil change is required on all vehicles. The process of emptying the dirty oil, flushing the engine when needed, and replacing the contents with clean lubricant of the optimum thickness for your engine and driving needs is paramount. Let it be stated this way, the only other way to keep your engine clean enough to promote smooth, quiet drivability for the life of your vehicle is to keep buying new engine parts, or a whole new engine.