Do you own an ATV? Not an all-terrain vehicle, but an Advanced Technology Vehicle. This category includes high-efficiency gas and diesel, hybrid electric, and alternate fuel cars. Using the correct grade and viscosity of oil is especially important with these green vehicles. As auto manufacturers try to wring every tenth of mpg from their engines, they are specifying lighter and lighter oils, including multigrade products such as 0w-20, often available only in more expensive synthetic and synthetic blend formulas. Using the wrong viscosity oil can throw off the cam timing (how the engine opens and closes the valves for maximum combustion efficiency). In direct injection engines, where the fuel pump is run off the camshaft, the fuel pump cam lobe can even wear flat in as little as 1,000 miles. Advanced Technology Vehicles are engineering marvels that are gentle on the environment and your wallet, but only when properly maintained. That includes an investment in a high performance oil to match your high performance engine.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:15:42 +0000
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