This article explains the effects the cold weather can have on your engine, and how you can prevent cold weather engine damage with products like AMSOIL’s Signature Series 0W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil.

How to Give Your Car a Morning Kick Start

Whether it’s happened to you or you've only seen a car with steam coming out of the hood, you can be sure the poor driver likely also has steam coming out of their ears. If this sounds familiar then you know just what the hot weather can do to an engine, but have you ever wondered if the cold weather also has a negative effect? To give you a bit more of an understanding as to what happens when cold weather hits your vehicle, Oils RGV has some information below to not only teach you about the effects of cold weather on your vehicle, but also how you can prevent them.

When Your Engine Is Hot

The best place to start would be with your engine running at a hot temperature. When this happens, the engine lubricant, which runs through your engine and protects its parts, is heated up to a level where, if it’s regular conventional oil, will do its best work. However, you can’t keep your car running all the time. In fact, there are time when even shutting it off for a short period can cause cold weather effects. With your engine switched off and the overnight temperatures starting to dip even lower, the engine oil mentioned above starts to react. In the case of conventional oil, this means that it starts to become thick and retracts from its once comprehensive level of protection.

How Does That Affect My Starts in the Morning?

Have you ever started your car and thought that it sounded like it needed to join you for your morning coffee? This is often the sound of an engine which is being forced to operate with insufficient lubrication. When the above mentioned retraction occurs, the metal parts which were once coated in a protective barrier are now exposed. This means that as your engine starts in the morning, instead of nice fluid interaction, small parts of your engine are scraping against each other while your oil waits to warm up again. As you can imagine, metal scraping against metal is not going to end well. In the case of your engine, it can lead to serious engine wear and speed up the need for part replacement. This is often why your mechanic charges you so much, and so often. It isn't beacuse they are trying to make money, it's because your engine is hurting itself. Click here to buy AMSOIL’s Signature Series 0W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil, which has been designed to resist the effects cold weather has on conventional oil. Call Oils RGV at (956) 458-9399 to learn more or to find out about the range of high-quality AMSOIL engine lubricants available. If you prefer, there is more information available on Oils RGV's online store, which you can access by clicking here. Here you will find information about all of the available products along with their use cases.

How Can You Prevent This Damage From Occurring?

Unfortunately, giving your poor car some delicious hot coffee in the morning isn’t going to help it. In fact, it will just see your trips to the mechanic become more frequent. Instead, use products like AMSOIL’s Signature Series 0W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil. Products like these have been purpose designed to resist the effects of cold weather. What this means for you, as a driver, is that the protective layer which surrounds each engine parts remains in place, even as temperatures get too cold for you to even consider staying outside. This results in smoother starts in the morning, along with the most important benefit being that each engine part is not incurring damage each time that you turn the key in the morning.

Keep Your Car in Good Health with a Synthetic Oil Change in Mission, TX

When it comes to cold starts in the morning or after a cold break, a synthetic oil change can give your engine the kickstart it needs to get you off and moving first thing in the morning. To make sure you are using the best products in your vehicle, click here to visit the online store to purchase AMSOIL's Signature Series 0W-20 Synthetic Motor Oil which has been purpose designed to keep your engine running as smooth as possible and with less troublesome starts, for longer. If you aren't sure which is the bets product for you, don't hesitate to pick up the phone and call an expert at (956) 458-9399 to find out which is right for your needs.