Why does oil consumption for waste increase in frost
- November 21, 2022
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Even if you prepare the car for winter use in advance, you can still have problems with the onset of cold weather. For example, when the thermometer drops
Even if you prepare the car for winter use in advance, you can still have problems with the onset of cold weather. For example, when the thermometer drops below zero, many drivers notice that the engine “eats” the lubricant. About why this happens, the portal “AvtoVzglyad” tells.
In winter, the load on the power unit increases, as a result of which the “oil content” also increases. In principle, this makes sense: after starting the car, you need to warm it up, and when it snows, the city is chained by many kilometers of traffic jams. As a result, the engine “thirsts” for a long time at idle, and this is one of the most difficult modes for it. We add design features, such as a red-hot exhaust pipe that runs next to the crankcase. She literally fries the fat. Plus – abnormal engine protection: this disrupts the heat transfer in the engine compartment. It turns out that even in the cold the “motor” functions, as if in the heat, and at night it cools down a lot. Such a temperature “saw” does not add any resource and stimulates increased lubricant consumption.
It happens that the drivers themselves are responsible for the intensive consumption of the lubricant. Fearing severe frosts, they change the oil to a low viscosity oil – to facilitate cold start. Suppose instead of 5W-40 synthetics are poured 0W-20. “Twenty” – it is better pumped. But at the same time, seals and seals may not be designed to work with such a “slurry”. After a series of warm-ups and cool-downs, it begins to seep through the seals, increasing the risk of so-called oil starvation.
But the “burning”, which was written about above, has not disappeared either. The result is deplorable. And if you start the process, you can take the engine to a major overhaul.
One more fact should not be forgotten: some engines are incredibly “gluttonous” in principle. For example, traditional “oil guzzlers” are German engines. Here we highlight the 1.8 TSI unit, which is installed on many models from Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen. In Russia, they work under the hood of such popular cars as the second generation Skoda Octavia and the Volkswagen Passat B7. The reason for the high lubricant consumption is the oil separator. A large amount of vapor is released in the crankcase ventilation system: the system gradually becomes fouled and this causes problems.
When we talk about the premium segment, think of the BMW 5 Series. In 2008, this sedan received a gasoline engine with the N63 index – it became the champion in lubricant consumption. The consumption stated by the manufacturer is one liter per 1000 kilometers. And the owners of the “Bavaria” like to press the gas even in winter. So it turns out that such machines “eat” liquid consumables in buckets. And, unfortunately, there is no cure for this “disease” – except to correct the driving style.
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In winter, the load on the power unit increases, as a result of which the “oil content” also increases. In principle, this makes sense: after starting the car, you need to warm it up, and when it snows, the city is chained by many kilometers of traffic jams. As a result, the engine “thirsts” for a long time at idle, and this is one of the most difficult modes for it. We add design features, such as a red-hot exhaust pipe that runs next to the crankcase. She literally fries the fat. Plus – abnormal engine protection: this disrupts the heat transfer in the engine compartment. It turns out that even in the cold the “motor” functions, as if in the heat, and at night it cools down a lot. Such a temperature “saw” does not add any resource and stimulates increased lubricant consumption.
It happens that the drivers themselves are responsible for the intensive consumption of the lubricant. Fearing severe frosts, they change the oil to a low viscosity oil – to facilitate cold start. Suppose instead of 5W-40 synthetics are poured 0W-20. “Twenty” – it is better pumped. But at the same time, seals and seals may not be designed to work with such a “slurry”. After a series of warm-ups and cool-downs, it begins to seep through the seals, increasing the risk of so-called oil starvation.
But the “burning”, which was written about above, has not disappeared either. The result is deplorable. And if you start the process, you can take the engine to a major overhaul.
One more fact should not be forgotten: some engines are incredibly “gluttonous” in principle. For example, traditional “oil guzzlers” are German engines. Here we highlight the 1.8 TSI unit, which is installed on many models from Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen. In Russia, they work under the hood of such popular cars as the second generation Skoda Octavia and the Volkswagen Passat B7. The reason for the high lubricant consumption is the oil separator. A large amount of vapor is released in the crankcase ventilation system: the system gradually becomes fouled and this causes problems.
When we talk about the premium segment, think of the BMW 5 Series. In 2008, this sedan received a gasoline engine with the N63 index – it became the champion in lubricant consumption. The consumption stated by the manufacturer is one liter per 1000 kilometers. And the owners of the “Bavaria” like to press the gas even in winter. So it turns out that such machines “eat” liquid consumables in buckets. And, unfortunately, there is no cure for this “disease” – except to correct the driving style.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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