Keeping Your High-Mileage Hero Alive: The Best Oil Change for Cars Over 100,000 Miles
Keeping Your High-Mileage Hero Alive: The Best Oil Change for Cars Over 100,000 Miles
Welcome to the 100k Club: What It Means for Your Engine
Congratulations! Your car has crossed the 100,000-mile mark. It's officially a veteran of the road—a high-mileage hero. Getting here took diligence, and keeping it running smoothly for the next 100,000 miles requires a smart approach to maintenance.
The Common Challenges of an Aging Engine
As an engine ages, small changes occur that can impact its performance and longevity.
Increased Oil Consumption
Tiny gaps can form between moving parts like pistons and cylinder walls, causing the engine to "burn" a small amount of oil between changes.
Brittle Seals and Minor Leaks
After thousands of heat cycles, rubber seals and gaskets can become hard and brittle, leading to small, annoying oil drips on your driveway.
Sludge and Deposit Buildup
Years of use can leave behind harmful deposits inside the engine, which can clog narrow oil passages and starve critical components of lubrication.
The Science Behind High-Mileage Motor Oil
This is where "high-mileage" oil comes in. It's not just a marketing gimmick. It's a specially formulated oil designed to address the specific challenges of older engines.
What Makes It Different? The Additive Package
Seal Conditioners
High-mileage oil contains special additives that cause rubber seals to gently swell back to their original size and flexibility, helping to stop and prevent minor leaks.
Viscosity Modifiers
It's often slightly thicker (has a higher viscosity) at operating temperatures, which helps it fill the microscopic gaps in older engines, improving compression and reducing oil consumption.
Advanced Detergents
These formulas contain extra cleaning agents to help break down and remove existing sludge, keeping your engine cleaner and running more efficiently.
The Best Service for a Car You Depend On
Proactive Care: Pairing the Right Oil with a Health Check
You've invested in your car for the long haul. Now, invest in the convenient, expert service that will help it last. We'll bring the right high-mileage oil and filter directly to you, and perform our full vehicle health check to spot any other potential issues before they become major problems.
Give your high-mileage hero the TLC it deserves. Book your specialized high-mileage mobile oil change today.