Scotty’s Automotive is the best auto shop in Montague, and we would be happy to replace your oil and oil filter every 3,000 miles. They clean oil filter prevents the problems listed below. If you fail to have the oil and filter change on a regular basis, the filter will eventually clog. When this happens, you could seriously damage the engine. In fact, you can damage it beyond repair.
Reduced Performance
The oil and oil filter work together to keep the oil clean as it circulates through the engine. If the oil filter is dirty, the oil will be dirty. Consequently, this will reduce your engine’s performance because the oil will deposit grime throughout the engine. This sludge can affect how well the moving parts operate. The dirtier the engine the worse it will perform.
Reduced Fuel Economy
To rub salt in the wound, a poor performing engine cannot get good gas mileage. Consequently, you will end up with a reduction in your vehicle’s fuel efficiency. As you know, gas prices are higher than they have ever been before. As such, you may not be able to afford to fill the tank more often. An oil change is cheaper than having to buy excess gas.
Reduced Oil Pressure
Another thing that will affect the engine’s performance is a reduction in your vehicle’s oil pressure. Unfortunately, when the oil filter is clogged, the oil cannot pass through it easily. Consequently, you will have low oil pressure in the engine that will cause the engine control module to turn on the oil light. This light will remain illuminated until the oil pressure is restored.
Strange Engine Noises
Low oil pressure can also cause the engine to make strange noises because there isn’t enough oil circulating through it. This is the point at which you can damage the engine beyond repair. If you drive your automobile when it is making grinding, scraping, or other metallic noises, the various moving parts can seize up within 30 minutes. The engine must have oil in it.
Increased Hydrocarbons
Finally, your automobile may fail its emissions test if the oil filter is clogged and the motor oil is dirty. As we mentioned above, dirty motor oil creates sludge in the engine. As the engine burns away the sludge, it releases extra hydrocarbons in the vehicle’s exhaust.
Call Scotty’s Automotive in Montague, NJ, today if your vehicle needs an oil change. Do not put this service off.
