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The Ultimate Car Engine Quiz
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By: Ian Fortey
7 Min Quiz
The automotive world is absolutely chock full of misinformation, half-truths, full-on lies and myths as far as the eye can see. It's no big surprise though; there will always be people who base opinions on anecdotal evidence or things that aren't entirely reliable. These rumors and half-truths get spread around and become the myths that everyone ends up believing. And then, of course, there is the momentum of technology. What was true of a car in the '60s or the '80s is often not true today. Technology advances so much that we need to adapt our understanding of how engines work because they really are different today than they once were. After all, is a computer from 20 years ago as powerful as one today? Not at all.
So if you've ever been told that you need to change your oil every 3,000 miles, did you ask why? And is it possible you really don't need to winterize a car, or let it warm up for a few minutes before you go for a drive on a cold, January morning? Does a dirty car drive faster than one that's freshly cleaned? If you think you know your engine myths, then why not take the quiz and show us your stuff?
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