Be Smart With Cars

As with any other busy person, your life may feel like it moves at hyper speed. Being busy with all of the big details leaves less time for the small ones. It is not uncommon to skip doctors' appointments, not see the dentist on schedule, or to get caught up in forgetting home maintenance. Minor details are easily forgotten in a busy life schedule. However busy you may be, it will do you well to slow down a little and get the minor things taken care of. If you continuously forget to take care of car maintenance, such as oil changes, you could find yourself in a heap of trouble. Here is what could happen if you float your oil changes for a little too long.

Engine starts knocking

Nothing is more worrying and embarrassing than the knock of a car's engine. Engine knocking is a sound that will happen for the entire time that the car is running, and it will remind you that you have forgotten something major, somewhere. If you skip your oil changes, and your engine has started knocking, you should go and see your automotive repair shop immediately. Get the oil changed during the early knocking phase so that it does not become a constant issue.

Lubricants stop working

Without regular, proper oil changes, the parts of the vehicle that need proper lubrication will no longer have the "grease" that they need to work properly. All of the valves, rings, and other engine parts need to have proper lubrication in order to turn, churn, and pump. Without the lubrication, the movements take a downhill turn, which will affect your driving experience.

The engine stops

Even with engine knocking, you may feel like it is okay to go a few extra days and get the oil change after the busy season dies down. What you don't know is ever second you delay a necessary oil change is wearing the engine down until it will no longer function. Once the oil in the engine has been burned down, the engine will start to shut down piece by piece. By the time you are able to get to the oil change, your engine may need thousands of dollars in repairs or even a complete engine rebuild, in order to operate.

That inexpensive oil change that you keep putting off, actually saves your car from needing thousands of dollars in repairs or becoming the latest car in the junk yard. Instead of putting off the oil change due to a busy schedule, appreciate just how efficient your car allows your life to run and care for it accordingly. Talk to experts like Bill Smith's Auto for more information.