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In , we know we need to take care of our cars, but it just seems really hard to remember to do it. We generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance but jus...
As your engine runs, dirt gets into the oil. Oil sludge can also start to build up. Fortunately, motor oil contains detergents that clean the engine and gather up contaminates. The o...
Big advances in automotive technology have led to the development of high-tech fluids to keep pace. A simple example of this is the cooling system. For decades it was primarily made from i...
I recently saw an ad for synthetic oil. I really hadn’t heard about it before, so I asked by service advisor for some background. Basically, the inside of your engine gets hot becaus...
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people generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance: their teeth, clothes, yards and so on, but people in often don't apply the idea of maintenance to t...
Question
What is synthetic oil, and should I use it?
Answer
Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs. Conventional oil molecules are long hydrocarbon chains of var...
Heard of synthetic motor oil but would like to learn more information? Well, synthetic motor oil is a substitute for conventional oil.
Synthetic doesn’t gel or gum-up like conventio...
As engine technology advances, recommended oil change intervals have gotten longer. High quality oil in a well-engineered engine has led to extended intervals.
Here’s the problem:&n...
