What will happen to your car if you change your engine oil for a long time

We have talked repeatedly about motor oil and how important it is for the health of the power unit, and therefore for the entire car. Hence optimal and adequate service it also becomes vital to extend and guarantee its useful life.

However, in many cases we forgot to change the oil on timewhich raises questions about what would happen if the time period to complete this task was excessively extended.

One busy day follows another until you realize with a quick glance at the odometer that you forgot to change your oil 500 miles ago. Faced with this reality know what could go wrong before the untimely replacement of the vital fluid for the engine of our car.

Consequences

Over time, oil breaks down and wears outwhich makes it less efficient over days, weeks and months, causing the engine to suffer from less lubricated parts and absorb less heat.

Another consequence is that adding new, fresh, clean oil will quickly turn into a kind of dirty sludgeforcing the power unit to work harder to deal with dirt buildup, loss of lubrication and repeating the scenario described in the previous paragraph.

As if that wasn’t enough, the problems don’t end there, because if it’s a new car, then the warranty will be void non-compliance with the specifications and recommendations for changing the oil proposed by the manufacturer.

Also they engine components can start to deform after dealing with excessive heat, which should not be, and, finally, the power unit will work inefficiently until fail completely.

Now that you know what and how to do, do not forget to change the oil in time depending on your car, make and model. In some it is usually every 3,000 miles, while in others it extends up to 5,000 miles or even 10,000 miles.

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