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Reason to Change your oil
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Reason to change your oil!
Sludge is an ugly thing, especially inside your engine. An engine requires clean oil to run for a long time. An oil change is the single most important maintenance item your engine needs. Use a quality oil. I prefer major brand names like, Valvoline, Quaker State, Penzoil, Castrol. Don't use department store brands! These may be cheaper but do not have the long lasting additives required. Using cheap oil can increase emissions, oil consumption, blue smoke, engine noise and encourage sludge build up.
These are valve covers from a Chey S-10 after 250,000 km. The engine's oil was either not changed regularly and/or poor quality oil was used.

 

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