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Here’s what you need to know about microscopic engine wear and tear – and how to slow it down.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n","image":{"src":"https://rotella.shell.com/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/_jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header.shellimg.jpeg/1773671140850/engine-wear-and-tear1.jpeg","alt":"engine-wear-and-tear","width":1520,"height":855}},"id":"/content/shell/business/rotella/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/jcr_content/root/main/section/page_header"},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/business/rotella/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/jcr_content/root/main/section/text","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EEngine wear and tear is inevitable over time. Yet you can control the rate of wear and maximize the life and performance of your engine with the right know-how and engine oil. ‘When we talk about wear and tear for a heavy-duty engine, or any engine, we tend to mean the things that are detrimental to the performance level we've come to expect from that piece of finely-tuned equipment,” explains Dr Jason R Brown, Global Technology Manager for Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Oils at Shell.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoFull","color":"brand1-subtle","id":"/content/shell/business/rotella/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/jcr_content/root/main/section/promo_copy_154795023","model":{"title":"1) Adhesive wear","text":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen metal engine parts begin to touch without a good lubricant between them, the metals themselves literally start rubbing together to form asperities – microscopic ‘rough spots’ – on the metal surface.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile it looks and feels perfectly smooth, anywhere those tiny asperities develop can make the metal even hotter because they're rubbing more against the other surface. 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And you literally break off those asperities between the metal parts,” explains Jason.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\r\n","image":{"src":"https://rotella.shell.com/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/_jcr_content/root/main/section/promo_copy_154795023.shellimg.jpeg/1718757851779/engine-piston-closeup.jpeg","alt":"pistons","width":1900,"height":1200}}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/business/rotella/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/jcr_content/root/main/section/text_191914145","model":{"title":"2) Abrasive wear","text":"\u003Cp\u003EAbrasive wear is exactly like it sounds – two surfaces scratching against each other. It can be caused by several factors, including adhesive wear.\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother is when metal surfaces have a deposit buildup that’s started to scrape at the metal of the other surface. That scraping breaks off microscopic parts of the surface material that now move between the metal parts, wearing away at both surfaces.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA third cause of abrasive wear is using an oil that’s too thin – because it doesn’t allow the machine parts to be fully separated.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"brand1-subtle","id":"/content/shell/business/rotella/en_ca/info-hub/diesel-oil-guide/4-ways-engine-wear-tear-occurs/jcr_content/root/main/section/text_191914145_copy","model":{"title":"3) Corrosive wear","text":"\u003Cp\u003E“When you burn fuel, the typical outcome of that combustion event is \u003Cstrong\u003Ecarbonaceous CO\u003Csub\u003E2\u003C/sub\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E, which we tend to think is bad. But it also creates water,” explains Jason.\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThat's why you sometimes see a few drops coming out of a tailpipe. That's condensation from the combustion event. 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