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Most popular misconceptions regarding motorists engine oil viscosity imposed on producers and minders avtomasla stations:

1. «If I love to drive fast — I standard engine oil does not fit — you need to fill a sports car oil» — the real power loss and rapid overhaul of the engine provided to you — go for it!

2. «When my motor was developed — there were no modern oils with high viscosity, so that the auto maker and could not recommend them» — was not then, not only modern brands of motor oil, was not yet in engine technology, designed for modern cars oil so start to look for a good master to overhaul the engine.

What is viscosity?

Avtomasla main task — to prevent dry friction of moving internal parts of the engine, as well as to ensure minimum friction force at maximum tightness working cylinders. Obviously, to make the substance, which would have the necessary properties for this purpose, and thus would have a stable performance over a wide temperature range is impossible, and operating temperature range of engine oil is quite wide.
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Many motorists try before winter service your car, even if for a run to replace oil remains thousand — other kilometers. It certainly makes sense, as the motor will work in much more difficult conditions, but because fresh oil only benefit him. But, unfortunately, many motorists with limited standard set of operations planned THAT often neglecting the «minor», at first glance, moments.

So what should you keep in mind when preparing for the pre-winter maintenance machine?
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