Oil Changes are Very Important
I can never stress enough how important oil changes are, especially
in cars nowadays. I've seen too many times customers who neglect to keep their
oil changed regularly and it ends up costing them a fortune. Oil changes are
the life of your engine! Most vehicles nowadays have overhead cams and they
need allot more oil pressure to pump the oil to the top of the engine to
lubricate critical parts. The oil ports in the block and the cylinder heads are
quite a bit smaller than older style overhead valve engines. Therefore, the oil
needs to be clean at all times to prevent slugging and stopping up the oil
ports. Once the ports are stopped up, the oil pump can't do its job and it ends
up losing oil pressure and that's it for the motor. A very costly mistake.
The Importance of anti-freeze or engine coolant
The purpose of antifreeze, or engine coolant as it's also
called, is #1 it keeps the water in your engine from freezing in the winter and
causing severe damage to your engine block and #2 it has anticorrosive in it to
prevent your cooling system from corroding and becoming clogged.
If your cooling system is filled with just water and it
freezes, the water expands and will crack your engine block. As far as
corrosion goes, most engines today are made from aluminum, which when using
just water will cause corrosion and clog your cooling system.
Another Important Tips
If your car is losing coolant and you suspect a leak DO NOT,
I repeat DO NOT put stop leak in your cooling system. Leaks are very critical
and need to be repaired, bring your vehicle in San Jose Auto Repair . As I explained, all cars
today have very small coolant ports, both in the radiator and the engine. Once
the stop leak gets inside and hardens, it stops up most of your radiator ports
and water ports in the engine, and your car will likely continue to overheat even
after you get the leak repaired. There is no fix to get the stop leak out,
other than rebuilding the engine. I've seen lots of people ruin a perfectly
good engine by using stop leak. It actually used to be O.K. to use on older
style engines years ago, but not todays engines.
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