What makes a high mileage car "lose power"?
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What makes a high mileage car "lose power"?
A lot of times you hear about people's cars losing power when the miles start to climb. What would really factor in to that? Is it just the lack of keeping up with general maintenance? If someone is to keep up with fluid, filter, and plug changes, what makes the car lose power?
Also, when someone constantly beats on their car how does that contribute into losing power? Just wear on all the parts?
Also, when someone constantly beats on their car how does that contribute into losing power? Just wear on all the parts?
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Another thing to keep in mind is just what dad always taught, "Keep the frickin oil changed boy" Oil will break down and lose some of its properties, especially when it is subjected to heat. Every combustion engine is a compillation of metal parts working together, in design suspended on a layer of pressurized oil, but there is a loss of metal that causes particles, Mostly the rings on the cylinder walls. When you fail to maintain your oil you speed the wear process down, then that protective layer of oil is contaminated causing more wear, to rings and walls yes, but the most devastating damage will be caused to the bearings, main and rod. Bearings are metal but they are soft, they can be damaged. wear one down and it will almost always take whatever part is riding on it with it on its way out. The problem is basically slop in the engine which will pull it straight to its grave.
I am not saying cars with high mileage have never been taken care of, but there are people who do not maintain them causing performance loss and then death. I myself will change my oil and filter every 3k miles or 3 mos. I dont care what the oil is rated for or the recommended change.
On my 69 when I run it at the track and get it back home the first thing I do is change the oil.
Hope this gives you an idea of why dad says "change the oil boy.'
I am not saying cars with high mileage have never been taken care of, but there are people who do not maintain them causing performance loss and then death. I myself will change my oil and filter every 3k miles or 3 mos. I dont care what the oil is rated for or the recommended change.
On my 69 when I run it at the track and get it back home the first thing I do is change the oil.
Hope this gives you an idea of why dad says "change the oil boy.'
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