“The use of a poor quality oil can lead to rapid deterioration of its properties with the resultant formation of deposits in the piston crown which in turn results in a considerable reduction in heat transfer with subsequent overheating and thermal cracking” According to this sentence, we can know that the principle reason of the overheating and thermal cracking is（）

A. the use of a poor quality oil
B. the deterioration of its properties
C. the formation of deposits
D. the reduction in heat transfer ability