Changing your oil is necessary to maintain the legendary reliability of your Lexus

Lexus just received from JD Power the award of the most reliable car manufacturer for 2019, which is the 8th year in a row for the Japanese automaker and is also the recipient of 2019 Best Retained Value Award given by the Canadian Black Book for two of its models. Hence, the brand created in 1989 by Toyota no longer has something to prove when it comes to reliability. However, if you want to benefit from this amazing dependability for the many years to come, you need to rigorously service your vehicle according to the scheduled maintenance plan. Spinelli Lexus Pointe-Claire, your premier Lexus dealership from the Montreal West-Island, also not far from Laval, tells you everything you need to know to get up to speed with the most important maintenance operation of all: the oil change.

First, here is a small reminder about oil’s important role for any engine. Changing your oil is as old as the internal combustion engine, which has been created at the end of the 19th century. Its main task is to lubricate all the mechanical components from the motor, such as the crankshaft, the pistons and the valves. Without oil, these parts made of metal would rub against each other, which would produce irremediable damage for your engine (striped cylinders, broken rockers).

Engine oil has many other roles, such as maintaining the optimum compression ratio. It is simple: without oil, your engine will not run. Moreover, oil helps cooling your power unit, as it helps dissipating the heat produced by the mechanical frictions and by combustion (circulation of the oil through the piston caps). It also cleans the engine to a certain extend and prevents corrosion. As a result, your engine oil tends to become dirty on the long run. And as it must do its job regardless of the engine temperature and has to endure the expansion of the different metals of the engine, the property of your motor oil will lose its characteristics over time.

It will become thinner, will carry more residues, and will loose its anti-corrosion properties. So, an engine for which the oil has not been changed can become dirty and deteriorate. Hence, changing your motor oil is a necessity if you want to maintain the dependability of your Lexus. You will also maintain your Lexus protection and warranty, as you will respect the service intervals recommended for your vehicle.

So, if you let our technicians perform each maintenance task on your Lexus, including the oil changes, your will benefit from all the professionalism and expertise of our Spinelli Lexus Pointe-Claire service department. Moreover, each time your oil is changed, the oil filter is also replaced to make sure your oil does not carry too much particles. Finally, our seasoned mechanics will choose the right oil specifications for your powertrain, which depend on your engine, your Lexus model and model-year. So don’t worry: if you choose to service your vehicle at our dealership, you will benefit from your Lexus long-lasting dependability for the many, many years to come!

So, book your next service appointment today by calling the Spinelli Lexus Pointe-Claire’s service department, which is in the West-Island of Montreal, even if you live in Laval! If you come just for an oil and oil filter change, you will be able to bring your Lexus at our walk-in Express Service division.