“The cams can lock up through lack of lubrication, the pistons can freeze inside the engine. You don’t want that to happen.
“But on the positive side, you may have more oil than you think.”
Scotty pulled the dipstick out of his second-hand vehicle and showed the oil levels, pointing at a line in the middle of the stick.
Usually, oil levels have to be above this mark with motorists urged to top-up the situation if they don’t reach it.
Scotty added: “If it’s under there and you don’t see it, it doesn’t mean it’s empty.
“In this case, you’d still have three quartz of oil left. But once it gets under that line you might have some oil left but you have no idea how much.
“So as soon as it gets under the line, fill it back up to the top of the line. Just remember oil is cheap, engines cost thousands. Do the cheap stuff instead.”
Car breakdown specialists and car insurance experts at the RAC stressed the importance of oil for petrol and diesel vehicles.
They highlighted that oil is used to “lubricate the moving components of a vehicle”.
This helps the engine to produce extreme heat without the dangerous levels of friction which could emerge. In fact, not having the right oil in place could lead to “serious damage” to a vehicle in a major blow.
BookMyGarage, the leading car service and repair comparison site has claimed motorists should change their oil regularly.
According to experts, it is recommended that motorists check and top up engine oil every three months or 3,000 miles.
Meanwhile, road users should consider changing their engine oil once every 5,000 to 10,000 miles or once a year. Regularly maintaining the vehicle will likely keep the engine running more efficiently.
