Car engines, no matter small car, premium car, sports car, tank, truck, construction machine, ship, or airplane, they all need engine oil to lubricate the engine parts. We will be talking about the car or vehicle in our daily life.
Everyone has their car, but not all people will know everything concerned with their vehicles. You may be a car lover or enthusiast who knows when and what to maintain your car in good condition.
Meanwhile, other groups of people may lack the knowledge or skill of taking care of their car. We will be talking about the engine oil for the vehicle that is a necessary part that gives power to the wheel.
Every car maintenance schedule has an oil change in their list. It costs you some money besides other wear parts which they need you to change when you bring the car to the dealer service center. That is because the engine oil has a limited lifespan.
Carmakers may instruct to change every 5,000, 10,000, or 15,000 miles. It depends on the car and engine model. Moreover, it is because there are different grades and prices of engine oil. You can use standard oil if the carmaker sets a changing interval around 3,000 – 5,000 miles. If your car needs semi synthetics oil, you can change every 5,000 – 7,000 miles and 10,000 – 15,000 miles for fully synthetics oil.
Besides, engine oil has the specific fluid resistance that you need to put the right one to your car engine. They call this oil viscosity. It shows a label on the container like 5W30, 0W20, for example.