Why should Engine Oil be replaced regularly? Tell you some car maintenance tips!

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The main function of Engine Oil is to lubricate the internal components of the engine and cool down the engine, so the official will list a deadline to notify you to change the engine oil for your car, but often many car owners do not replace it regularly in order to save time and money. , This approach is actually very dangerous for the engine.

Generally, the factory will have a prescribed time for the car owner to change the engine oil (or lubricating oil) for the car's engine. Taking Japanese cars as an example, it is mostly 5,000 kilometers/3 months or 10,000 kilometers/6 months. The reason for this rule is that the main job of engine oil in the engine room is to lubricate the internal operation of the engine, reduce frictional resistance so that the engine's efficiency can be used, and the other point is to absorb the heat emitted by the engine during operation, so that the engine Will not malfunction due to overheating.

Because of this, the engine oil may deteriorate when the engine is heavily used, and even if the car is used less, the engine oil will have such a situation after a period of time. This is why the factory requires us to regularly Reasons for changing engine oil. Here we come up with an example: a few years ago in Taiwan, there was a Vios that only drove 120,000 kilometers, but the engine was damaged. When the repairman inspected it, it was found that this was caused by the owner’s failure to replace the engine for a long time. The oil inside has turned into ointment, in this case the engine can only be overhauled.

Under normal circumstances, if the new car is still within the warranty period but your new car has not undergone regular maintenance, the factory has the right to cancel your car's warranty. Taking 5,000 kilometers/3 months of regular maintenance, even if your car has not traveled to 5,000 kilometers after three months, you still need to go back for maintenance. Similarly, if you have driven 5,000 kilometers but have not yet three months You still have to go back for maintenance.

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In addition, after the car has been used for a period of time, the engine oil may be reduced (commonly known as eating black oil), so we must develop a good habit of regularly checking the engine oil, because if the engine oil is reduced seriously, it will cause The engine cannot run well and dissipate heat, which will cause damage to the engine. At that time, it will be more than worthwhile to pay a sum of money to repair the engine or replace the engine.

There are quite a few engine oils on the market to choose from, but you must not choose inferior engine oils just because you are greedy for cheap! Regarding the maintenance of the car, a lot of money cannot be saved, because you may save a small amount of money at this time, but then you will spend more money to repair your car!