TIP
OF THE DAY: Parts. Well folks, the Thanksgiving holiday is over and
undoubtedly we all ate more then we should have. This guy did, that's
for sure.
I hope everyone had a wonderful time off and found
themselves without any car troubles. I know I've talked about the
importance of the regular maintenance, however I want to bring up a
common problem. In today's economy we all want to save where w...e
can. This is a smart thing to do. One can save so much however, that it
will cost more in the long run. Take for example the ever returning oil
change. You can get your oil changed pretty cheap these days.
Unfortunately that means that the parts that are used are typically
cheap also. A cheap oil filter for instance can do a lot of damage.
There's a lot of responsibility that weighs on the shoulders of the oil
filter. If the filtering is sub-par, the oil going through your engine
is not clean enough. This can cause the oil to sludge, or blockage of
certain oil passages and therefor could cause internal damage to your
engine. A cheap filter is prone to leaking. You can imagine what happens
when your engine runs out of oil.
Speaking of oil. What kind of
oil is put in your engine when you pay $19.99 for your oil change. Oil
is not cheap for any body these days, including the shop that puts it in
your engine. Under no circumstance am I implying that every shop that
offers an inexpensive Oil change uses cheap parts. I am only trying to
make everyone aware that there are questions you can ask about what
parts are put on or in your car . After all, can anyone really afford to
have the extra expense of unnecessary repair costs. I know that talking
about spending "a little more", right before Christmas, is probably not
very popular. But the old adage
"you get what you pay for"
normally does run true.
I hope everyone had a wonderful time off and found themselves without any car troubles. I know I've talked about the importance of the regular maintenance, however I want to bring up a common problem. In today's economy we all want to save where w...e can. This is a smart thing to do. One can save so much however, that it will cost more in the long run. Take for example the ever returning oil change. You can get your oil changed pretty cheap these days. Unfortunately that means that the parts that are used are typically cheap also. A cheap oil filter for instance can do a lot of damage. There's a lot of responsibility that weighs on the shoulders of the oil filter. If the filtering is sub-par, the oil going through your engine is not clean enough. This can cause the oil to sludge, or blockage of certain oil passages and therefor could cause internal damage to your engine. A cheap filter is prone to leaking. You can imagine what happens when your engine runs out of oil.
Speaking of oil. What kind of oil is put in your engine when you pay $19.99 for your oil change. Oil is not cheap for any body these days, including the shop that puts it in your engine. Under no circumstance am I implying that every shop that offers an inexpensive Oil change uses cheap parts. I am only trying to make everyone aware that there are questions you can ask about what parts are put on or in your car . After all, can anyone really afford to have the extra expense of unnecessary repair costs. I know that talking about spending "a little more", right before Christmas, is probably not very popular. But the old adage
"you get what you pay for" normally does run true.
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