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No, but you can cause excess wear on the engine. Oil gets dirty and that dirt will cause engine wear and sludge. Change the oil & filter every 5,000 miles or as outlined in your owners manual. Engines are very expensive, but oil is not near as expensive.
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What happens when you don't change the oil to a 2001 dodge grand caravan?
Eventually the engine will seize.
How can seize car engine?
This is usually accomplished by either forgetting to refil the crankcase after an oil change, or by running the engine out of oil by not routinely checking the oil level, and adding the appropriate amount when it's running low. It is also possible to seize an engine by overheating it.
Will your engine seize if you almost ran out of oil but got an oil change before it stopped running?
Probably not, but its a practice to be avoided
What is the problem of engine overheating?
The engine could possibly seize.
What will be the effect in your engine if it overheat?
The engine will overheat and the pistons will seize.
Would a loose carburetor cause an engine to seize?
No, it would cause the engine to run poorly but not to seize. Lack of lubrication or overheating will cause that. Also a broken part, as in a rod, will cause it to seize.
What would cause a 2004 Dodge Durango engine to seize up from a dead battery?
A dead battery would not cause an engine to seize
What happens if you dont change engine oil?
Eventually one of two things will happen. 1. The oil will sludge up and clog up the engine, then all the critical components won't receive oil and the engine will seize. 2. The engine will use all the oil, then all the critical components won't receive oil and the engine will seize. In the end, bad things will happen regardless
Why does your snow thrower engine seize?
you do not check the oil in the engine and the engine gets too hot
What is the best way to seize a gasoline engine?
Run it out of oil.
What can you put in a cars gas tank to seize the engine?
Sugar
Will an engine seize from jumped timing?
It could if the valves made contact with the pistons in an interference engine.
