Why do cars needs to have their oil changed? Will my car blowup if I don’t do it on time?
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Your car does thousands of revolutions per minute, that’s a lot of motion for the gears & stuff in the motor to do, and the oil helps lubricate things to keep heat from friction to a minimum, and keep the engine operating efficiently.
If you don’t change the oil on time, it’s not a big deal, just remember to get it done sooner rather than later. You probably won’t notice a big change in how the engine performs, but it will be a little less efficient. Most of the time the oil change happens every 6 months or every 3000-6000 miles, mostly depending on your car, what kind of region/climate you’re in, and what kind of oil is being used (Synthetic oil tends to last a little longer).
If you don’t *ever* change the oil, then eventually the efficiency will hit a minimum. The parts that need that lubrication won’t have it, and lose a lot of their energy to friction & heat. That friction & heat can royally screw up the engine, bad enough that the repair bill will be upwards of $5000-10,000 to replace the whole engine. Which definitely makes it worth your while to get an oil change at a fraction of that cost.
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