For your car to run smoothly, no matter its age, its important to keep your engine running at its peak condition. The only way to keep your engine in this condition is to keep it oiled and and running on a regular basis. The best solution for this is to use an oil protection product or a special kit for your petrol engine. By running oil through your engine you keep it working properly and make sure your car won’t face any engine problems. There are many types of engine oil that you can use, some will work better on older engines as they will be a more intense oil, but there are some which are more suitable for the newer cars to keep them running as new. If you want to use an engine kit, this will come with more than just simple oil. It will come with instructions as to how best to look after your engine beyond just the oil that you need to use. The engine oil should be topped up whenever it gets too low and should be checked before every long journey, but also every 6 months.