30-01-2010 by Heather
While washing your car is very important in the winter, it is also important that you warm your car up. Have you ever seen people just sitting in their cars, waiting for it to warm up? Well, that is one of the smartest things in the world to do – the reason for this is because of the oil.
Honestly, the oil is what keeps all of the internal parts of your car to become well-lubricated and working properly. When the weather is extremely cold, the oil may not be as fluid as when it is warmed up a little bit – when that happens, the oil in your car is not lubricating all of the parts of your car.
That means that your car is gaining friction instead of running through the oil. That is why warming it up in the winter is so important!
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29-01-2010 by Heather
One might think that when you have a car, it takes care of itself and you really never have to do anything with it but get the oil changed. Actually, if you own your car, you need to do a lot to it, especially in the wintertime. In the next couple blogs, we are going to talk about how you can winterize your car to ensure that it stays awesome in this terrible season.
Washing your car in the winter – while it might seem pointless, it is actually to remove the salt from your car which can actually cause it to rust. Another reason to get your car cleaned up in the winter is so that you can keep an eye on the scratches that you might have – if you clean it, you will be able to see any new scratches.
In the next blog, we are going to talk about how warming up your car actually make it last a heck of a lot longer!
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While washing your car is very important in the winter, it is also important that you warm your car up. Have you ever seen people just sitting in their cars, waiting for it to warm up? Well, that is one of the smartest things in the world to do – the reason for this is because of the oil.