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Did you know that when temperatures plunge your car needs extra attention to be able to give you the same level of service and performance you’ve come to expect? One of the best ‘cold remedies’ for your car during the winter months is an oil and filter change.

 

The most obvious point to consider is your choice of motor oil. Oil that's too thin won't provide sufficient protection for your engine. Oil that's too thick will keep your engine from cranking or starting in cold weather when the thick, gooey oil in your engine challenges your battery and starter motor to spin the engine fast enough for it to fire. So be sure to check your owner's manual and choose oil viscosity accordingly.

 

At 20 degrees, most engine oils have the thickness of maple syrup. So when your engine first starts up (assuming it does start up), your engine's oil pump forces cold, thick oil through all the large and small passages in your engine, including those in your oil filter. A number of factors will determine if the oil will find its way through the filter quickly enough to provide critical lubrication to your engine's bearings and other vital parts, while particulates are duly filtered out which, after all, is the primary role of the oil filter.

 

So take a few minutes to treat your car to a transfusion and new oil filter. It only takes a short time and a few dollars, but the life you are saving may be that of your engine. We’re happy to help you with that. Just give us call for an appointment.