Category: Oil Change

Motor oil is one of the most important fluids in your vehicle. It handles important tasks like carrying away heat from vital engine parts, reducing the friction between engine parts and removing corrosive particles from the engine. Because the cost of replacing an engine can be a major expense, it makes good economic sense to do all you can to extend its lifespan. This means maintaining the oil in your vehicle’s engine based on the recommendations of your car’s manufacturer.

With so many different types of motor oils available today, it can be difficult to discern which one is best for your car. Although there are many different manufacturers, they each provide different types, including conventional, synthetic, semi synthetic and motor oil that’s been specifically designed for high mileage motors. When it comes to conventional motor oil, the reason it’s called conventional (or standard) is it’s the only petroleum-based motor oil available.

Today I’d like to talk about the simple oil change. The oil change itself may be simple, but there’s some pretty important things to know about preventing oil sludge. Oil eventually turns into a jelly-like sludge. Now, sludge clogs up oil passages and keeps oil from getting to some areas of the engine, causing parts to wear out prematurely, and that means expensive engine repairs. That’s why you need to change your oil and oil filter on schedule, to get the old oil out before it turns to sludge.