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If you're reading this blog post, you're probably not the type of  person who skips an oil change here and there, but you might be curious what might happen to your car's engine if you start letting a few oil changes slide here and there. In short, it's not pretty. Think of your engine's oil like the blood in your body.  The absence of it... you die.  If it turns into sludge... you die. If it is not clean and filtered properly... you die. The following is a little breakdown of what would happen...

Look on the shelves in auto parts stores and you'll see oils labeled for all kinds of specific purposes: high-tech engines, new cars, higher-mileage vehicles, heavy-duty/off-road SUVs. You will  see a also  wide selection of viscosities. On the front of these engine oil containers, you’ll see the oil’s specified viscosity rating. Just think of viscosity as “thickness.” A few common motor oil viscosities include 5W-30, 10W-40, and 20W-50, though there are many more. These are considered to b...