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17-07-12, 03:50 PM
After a period of use, motor oil deteriorates and becomes unable to do an efficient job lubricating and cooling engine parts. The two main reasons for this are:
Accumulation of contaminants
During the normal operation of an engine, contaminants begin to accumulate in the engine oil. The engine oil is designed to lock away and neutralise by-products of combustion such as soot, carbon and acids. As contaminant levels build-up over time, critical properties of the engine oil such as viscosity can be affected.
Depletion of oil additives
Additives are consumed as they perform their vital role. If the additives are depleted, corrosion, oxidation and accelerated engine wear can occur. For this reason, engine manufacturers recommend that the oil be changed at certain time or distance intervals to ensure protection of your equipment is not compromised.
How often should I change my motor oil?
Some types of car operations are more severe than others, placing greater demands on the motor oil and calling for more frequent oil changes. For this reason, car manufacturers give two recommendations for oil changes in their owner's manuals.
Standard Service
Standard conditions are generally where a vehicle drives more than 15,000km per year on bitumen, with little stop start driving and few periods of long idling. These service conditions can be met with a high performance mineral oil from one of the products in Valvoline’s Engine Armour (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84231)range.
Severe Service
If you drive in city traffic, do lots of short trips, drive off the bitumen, or tow any sort of load, you are driving in severe conditions. These service conditions can be met with either a full synthetic, such as SynPower (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84232) or a synthetic blend such as DuraBlend (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84233) or Engine Armour (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84231).
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Accumulation of contaminants
During the normal operation of an engine, contaminants begin to accumulate in the engine oil. The engine oil is designed to lock away and neutralise by-products of combustion such as soot, carbon and acids. As contaminant levels build-up over time, critical properties of the engine oil such as viscosity can be affected.
Depletion of oil additives
Additives are consumed as they perform their vital role. If the additives are depleted, corrosion, oxidation and accelerated engine wear can occur. For this reason, engine manufacturers recommend that the oil be changed at certain time or distance intervals to ensure protection of your equipment is not compromised.
How often should I change my motor oil?
Some types of car operations are more severe than others, placing greater demands on the motor oil and calling for more frequent oil changes. For this reason, car manufacturers give two recommendations for oil changes in their owner's manuals.
Standard Service
Standard conditions are generally where a vehicle drives more than 15,000km per year on bitumen, with little stop start driving and few periods of long idling. These service conditions can be met with a high performance mineral oil from one of the products in Valvoline’s Engine Armour (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84231)range.
Severe Service
If you drive in city traffic, do lots of short trips, drive off the bitumen, or tow any sort of load, you are driving in severe conditions. These service conditions can be met with either a full synthetic, such as SynPower (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84232) or a synthetic blend such as DuraBlend (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84233) or Engine Armour (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?84231).
Visit our new Mobile Lube Guide to find out which lubricant is best for your vehicle by clicking here (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?83855).
Follow us on Facebook by clicking here (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?83854)!
Or visit our website for our complete product line up by clicking here (http://clixtrac.com/goto/?83853)!
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