Recently, I often hear people say that the car should change the lubricant oil regularly, but how often is considered regular? Many people are relatively vague about this concept. Today, let's learn about it together.
If the car is a newly purchased car, you may need to do the first maintenance in advance, because the engine is in the first running-in period before the first maintenance, and there will be more mechanical debris in the engine. Doing maintenance early to "release" them will definitely be beneficial to the engine.
In recent years, the manufacturing standards of automobiles and lubricants have been continuously improved, and the time for regular maintenance and lubricant replacement has also been extended. For Japanese cars, the time to change lubricants is mostly 5,000 kilometers or half a year, while for European and American cars, it is mostly 7,500 kilometers or half a year. If synthetic lubricants are used, under normal driving conditions, the lubricant can be replaced every 10,000 kilometers.
"Normal driving" means driving on the highway frequently and rarely stopping and going. In this case, the oil change cycle can be appropriately extended.
If it is "wear and tear driving" under urban road conditions, there are frequent traffic jams, and the distance each time rarely exceeds more than ten kilometers, it is necessary to shorten the oil change cycle appropriately.
In the case of "wear and tear driving", the engine wears more and the requirements for lubricants are also higher. It is recommended to shorten the interval between lubricant changes to effectively protect the engine.
It is difficult for us to judge whether the lubricant should be changed by naked eyes or touch, but after long-term use, a large amount of impurities will accumulate in the lubricant. If new oil is not replaced in time, these impurities will wear the engine and shorten the life of the car.