Sludge’s Impact on Your Vehicle
For most drivers, a car is a substantial investment. Whether you drive the family minivan, a mud-slinging four-wheel drive truck, a sports car, or an SUV, it's in your best interest for your vehicle to last as long as possible. Sludge poses a direct hazard to your auto's health. It can choke the life out of your engine. To make sure that sludge isn't forming in your engine or that you don't already have a raging problem, count on the ASE-certified technicians at Dynamic Automotive in New Market, Maryland. For more than 25 years, we've been helping car owners keep sludge at bay. Stop by to see why we've won so many awards and how our customers leave as friends.
What Does Motor Oil Do?
Everyone knows a car needs oil. What many don't recognize is just how important lubricant is to your vehicle's vitality. Engine oil serves three critical functions. Without lubrication, the incredible friction and resulting heat would quickly disintegrate a car's engine. Therefore, the motor oil coats those moving parts. Furthermore, it absorbs a great deal of the heat generated so that components won't warp. Finally, it holds onto dirt, suspending the particles away from the parts the tiny pieces can damage. For these reasons, your automobile must have a sufficient supply of fresh, clean oil.
How Does Sludge Form?
Whether you choose conventional, full synthetic, synthetic blend, or high mileage lubricant, engine oil is a great protector of your vehicle's power plant. Even so, it won't last forever. As it ages--a product of both mileage and time--it can't do its job as well as it used to. In this degraded state, it combines with debris particles and deposits around the engine instead of hauling away the dirt. The combination often presents itself as a dark gooey substance known as sludge. It can collect inside the engine, damaging the precision of the moving parts and their intricate workings. If the problem is severe enough, you may even notice sludge collecting along exterior portions of the engine.
Sludge Removal
Some drivers who are comfortable performing their own automotive work try removing sludge themselves. To do this, they purchase a commercially made engine flush treatment. This additive is poured into the oil fill (with the oil still remaining), and the auto is left to idle for about ten minutes. Once the vehicle is shut off, the oil and filter are changed, and new oil is added. However, you don't have to go it alone. If you have a sludge issue or simply want to prevent it with routine service, rely on Dynamic Automotive in New Market, MD, for your oil changes.