nonickatall
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What effect should that have on Oil? Oil at a running engine reach approximate 230°, what should happen to the oil in a car, which is due to weather between -40° and +120°?
The water that would accumulate over the years through condensation is marginal. In contrast, when the engine is operated for short distances and gets hot and then cools down again, quite a lot of water gets into the circuit. Which can also be seen from the fact, that vehicles mainly operated over short distances, often have light brown oil foam on the oil cap.
And oil does not get old. You can store oil for 100 years and then use it 2123 in the last gmt800. Will be no difference.
What wears oil is the mechanical breakage of the long hydrocarbon chains in the oil that provide the lubricating effect and the input of harmful chemicals via the combustion process and water.
So if you want your engine to get old, you should stick to the manufacturer's oil change intervals, use good oil, don't install cheap oil filters, don't neglect the rest of the maintenance and, above all, react and repair defects immediately.
And you should avoid driving a car too often for short trips. Anything under 2 Miles can also be done by bicycle or by car, where it doesn't matter if it dies, e.g. a Ford.
And you should warm up your engine before stepping on the gas. And driving at full throttle should be avoided anyway, especially with American V8 engines, which are simply not built for high revs.
I think an LQ motor can get very old, if you stick to these things. and if something breaks, it is really easy to repair and the supply of spare parts is excellent.
In contrast to the shit engines that Germans are now building..
Do i say that as a German? Fck, yes ....
