{"id":884,"date":"2022-09-21T16:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T06:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmtech.com.au\/?p=884"},"modified":"2024-07-22T19:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T09:07:48","slug":"5-signs-your-cars-engine-oil-needs-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmtech.com.au\/5-signs-your-cars-engine-oil-needs-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs Your Car\u2019s Engine Oil Needs Changing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s the lifeblood of your car, but it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Without engine oil, we quite simply aren\u2019t going anywhere. This viscous liquid lubricates and cleans vital moving parts that would otherwise seize up and suffer serious (and expensive) damage. Despite its key role, most car owners leave its maintenance to the general car service, which (at best) occurs once a year. The reality is, however, that your engine oil may have stopped performing as required long before that 12-month check-up comes around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How often should you have your engine oil replaced? The internet will provide you with a range of answers. The correct one depends mostly upon your driving; if you live in the city, it\u2019s probably more often than you think. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your driving consists mostly of short trips and lots of starting and stopping (typical city driving), your engine probably isn\u2019t generating enough heat to boil off accumulating condensation. This condensation causes oil to break down faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These shorter trips also put more strain on your engine than longer drives at higher speeds. This means the oil collects more debris from moving parts, breaking it down quickly and thinning it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the time the typical 12-month service comes around, your engine oil is no longer doing its job, and vital components have spent months unprotected, grinding into each other and suffering serious damage. The expense of an in-between oil change at around the six-month mark is pennies compared to replacing compromised parts that simply needed some fresh oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, let\u2019s take a look at some tell-tale signs that you\u2019re overdue for an oil change service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s nothing more important to the health of your car than its engine oil. Fortunately, it\u2019s relatively inexpensive and will always do its job if replaced in a timely manner. If you have noticed any of the signs above, or it\u2019s been longer than six months since your engine oil was changed, book an oil change service with BM Tech. Your car will be grateful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s the lifeblood of your car, but it rarely gets the attention it deserves. Without engine oil, we quite simply aren\u2019t going anywhere. This viscous liquid lubricates and cleans vital moving parts that would otherwise seize up and suffer serious (and expensive) damage. Despite its key role, most car owners leave its maintenance to the […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-relacion-manager","post-884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n