5 Effective Benefits of Regular Oil Change

5 Effective Benefits of Regular Oil Change

KUALA LUMPUR: It is there on the top of your 'to do' car care list, and delaying it, can put you in serious trouble. We hear about it while learning the ABC of car care, mechanics stick little stickers to remind us about that and we are being told and re-told about it, even, to the point of nagging. We are talking about engine oil. Regularly changing your car's oil isn't just a good idea, but an essential part of keeping your car's engine healthy and hearty.

Engine oil plays a crucial role in your car's well-being. It eliminates the chances to wear and tear, by keeping the internal parts lubricated and cool. Procrastinating oil change can lead to serious damage to your car's engine, as the old dirty oil fails to lubricate engine's part, resulting in uneven wear and damage. In your car's routine maintenance, oil change is the least expensive, still the most vital service. Regardless of it low cost, many drivers do not realize the importance of routine oil change. Spending a little extra on regular oil change and using high quality of oil can help prevent you from forking over large sums of cash down the road.

Most mechanics will tell you that it’s a good idea to change the oil in your vehicle every 3,000 miles or every three months‒ whichever comes first. But, based on your driving habits, new engine technologies, and high-performance oil, a 5,000 schedule might suit you best. Whether you’ve got a brand new ride or yours is still going strong after 1000 miles, an oil change on a regular basis will have benefits that both you and your vehicle can appreciate.

Better Lubrication:

Whether you are using synthetic oil or natural oil, it's first and foremost task is to lubricate the running parts. During, each drive engine components are exposed to grueling temperatures and dirt, which tend to gradually lead to wear and tear. The lubricant quality of oil takes a toll after a while, leading to excessive damage of car's engine. However, timely changing your car's engine oil and using high-quality of oil, properly lubricates the part, allowing a smoother, quieter ride.

Cleaner Engine:

While driving, the engine is subjected to debris and other dirt particles, which leads to uneven weathering and damage of car's internal parts. This magnifies, especially if you drive in dirty or dusty conditions. To help eliminate this, oil plays an imperative role in cleaning the internals of your engine and keeping the nasty little particles out of your engine. However, after a while, the engine oils get dirty and do not work at its full potential, leading to a poor performance, even damage. Therefore, timely change of oil and cleaning of oil filters is extremely crucial to ensure your engine is clean and healthy.

Improved Fuel Efficiency and Performance:

Fuel efficiency and top performance has always been the primary concerns on every auto user. We always bend backwards, to ensure our ride delivers top-notch performance and save us trips to the petrol-pump, but, little do we know, that a small service like oil-change can help a great deal in this. Failing to regularly change engine oil or using low-quality, cheap oil can lead to poor functioning of your car's engine, in-turn adversely affecting its performance and fuel-economy. Proper lubrication, reduces friction that can slow down your engine and have you visiting the pump more often.

Maximum Engine Life:

The engine is like a heart of your vehicle, and as we all know, heart-fail can lead to series of hospital bills, even death. Similarily, damage of car's engine can cost you thousands of dollars, or even breakdown of your beloved ride. Engine's life is a constant battle with wear and tear, and to win this battle you need to efficiently lubricate it. Good engine oils help in maximising the life of your engine. As with better additives, it helps in minimising the sludge and keeps the internals clean and well lubricated. To save you time, money and headaches, regular oil changes are a great investment for the entire life of your ride.

Lower Vehicle Emissions:

Sighting the adverse condition of the environment, auto lovers around the globe have become more cautious about conserving environment. And, as you know one of the major reason behind air pollution is the emission of harmful gases from vehicles. Even the government has become more alert of this fact and has stringent the emission norms. To keep up with these strict laws and also play your part in saving the environment, get your engine oil change regularly. Combustion of old, dirty oil can lead to excessive noxious engine emissions. Fresh oil is less likely to burn and better able to absorb particles, making your vehicle pollute much less.

Preeti Khelani

Preeti Khelani

She breathes on the philosophy of “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”, and this has moved her towards creative arts – especially writing. Her passion for writing translated in her degree of Bachelors in Journalism and Mass Media. From nibbling on pages, then curating her own blog to taking a full-time job as a content writer, Preeti has been exploring new arenas in the field of content creation. Never deterring from a challenge she took upon discovering the unknown world of auto in CarBay. An ardent reader, books captured her heart and never let go off. A fervent foodie, she loves to mix her two passions – eating out and writing her heart out.

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