Fwd: Oil in Camry washer tank

Oil? What is this?

Sometimes dad's want to help out and they do a little work on mom's car. But its important to be very cautious about vehicle fluids. Here is why.

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1. Contamination

Fluids are system specific. Contamination can occur for various reasons. Operator error in the case of the picture attached. Putting the wrong fluid in the wrong hole can cause problems. In this case its a pain to clean out the oil that was put in the washer bottle. Sometimes it can be worse. Common problems with many modern cars is when the automatic transmission cooler mounted in many radiators fail and the transmission oil gets pumped into the cooling system or the coolant gets pushed into the transmission system. Thats just one example of cross contamination. We also see this frequently when we repair head gaskets that leak coolant into the engine oiling system. Its important to perform vehicle maintenance on time.

2.Many seals, hoses, rubber parts and bearings require special fluids. Why? Because these specially designed oils are not just oil, they have additives, buffers, and in some cases oils are quite different. For example mineral based oils are very different than petroleum oils, which differ from synthetics, and are different than new classes of man made lubricants such as glycol based materials. Engineers choose a lube for many reasons, no just protecting the support systems in your car. Its a complicated matter, but choosing the correct specification fluid is something professionally trained techs know how to do. 

3. The intended use. Some vehicles have special use cases. These may be trucks, towing, hi performance, and other reasons too numerous to list. But the reasons are heat, wear, dirt, and in some cases cold. Sometimes a lower viscosity fluid is better. Modern engines are turning to low viscosity fluids to save energy and they use special bearings and systems to support these types of bearings. Because they are built to such specific tolerances they need the thinner fluids and synthetics suggested.

The most important thing to remember is use the right fluid in the right application, change them on time or ahead of time, replace filters frequently at the mileage intervals or as suggested by your mechanic, and opt for high quality or the type your professional local mechanic suggests.

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