Car Oil Change

Changing your engine oil is one of the single most important vehicle maintenance acts you can perform. Over time the oil breaks down and no longer performs its job the way it did when it was new. Your engine 's oil helps absorb heat from the engine and lubricates moving metal parts that would otherwise grind together. As you drive, the oil pump circulates oil within your engine and the oil filter catches the deposits that build up over time. The oil filter performs its own type of car maintenance by keeping the oil clean. But as the oil gets older, the number of deposits in the oil continues to build and the filter is unable to extract all of the material. When this happens, the color of the oil changes and it indicates the oil should be

iii. The oil should roughly take ten to fifteen minutes to drain completely. When the oil stops draining your ready to remove the oil filter. Just like before with the plug place the oil drain pan directly under oil filter. This is done because almost always their will still be a little left over oil in the filter. When removing the filter you want to turn the oil filter counter clockwise to release it from your vehicle.

the oil cap and start the engine. Run the engine for 30 seconds or so to circulate the new oil, then

First, you need to remove the oil fill cap under the hood so the oil will flow out freely. Be sure that you have a container for the used oil later; take it to recycle centers which are usually located around town. Remember that it is now illegal to dump oil anywhere. Next find the drain plug, which will be located on the bottom of the engine block. It is the only plug located usually in the middle of a black pan in the front of the vehicle. Be careful that you have the right plug because some transmissions are also equipped with a drain plug. Once the plug has been located, find the right size socket or wrench to fit it, and be careful not to round of the head of the drain plug when you are removing it. Then let the oil drain in to your container. When the pan has drained replace the plug, but do not over-tighten it because you can strip the treads out of pan. Next, you need to find the oil filter, which should be located on either side of the engine block. Then take the oil filter wrench and put it around the filter and remove the old filter. Then take your new filter and take a little

i. Step 1: Locate the oil filler cap on top of the engine. Remove it.

Now its time to grab your drain pan and slide under the car to located the oil pan. It is located on the lowest, very bottom part of the engine. There is a plug, which is a bolt, located on the bottom part of the oil pan. Make sure you are not directly underneath the plug. The drain pan should be directly under it. Use a socket wrench or an adjustable wrench to

Oil lubricates the moving parts that are within the engine. It also absorbs heat so that the engine doesn’t overheat. Your oil needs to be changed every 3,000 to 5,000 miles. If you would rather change it yourself instead of taking it in somewhere to be done, follow these steps.

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once all the water is out is to replace the spark plug and the air filter. Pull

it into the gas tank. Next check to see if you have weed eater line on the weed eater. After you

In any case, the best time to change your engine oil is to counsel your proprietor's manual as the automaker has decided, in light of more tightly engine resistances and oil science, what works best for your vehicle. A few autos with the oil life observing frameworks additionally act like the proprietor's manual and by doing as such advises the proprietor when the oil change is required, which should be taken after. Consequently, by counseling your proprietor's manual you won't just guarantee that the life of your auto is managed for most extreme hope and additionally sparing assets and yet in the meantime save the

First thing that you will have to do is jack the car up with the car jack, and place the jack stands under the car in a secure location. It is safe to crawl under the car since the car is on jack stands. Bring your container and new oil filter under the car with you. Once you have found the oil pan, pull the plug holding the old oil in the oil pan. Be sure to have your container right under where the plug. The second that you pull that plug, the old oil is going to come out. Let the oil drain completely down in the container. Once it is close or completely drained out you can unscrew the old oil filter. You can examine it to make sure that there is nothing wrong with

Before pouring new oil into the engine block, the drainage bolt must be placed back into the car’s oil pan with the 10-millimeter socket wrench. This assures the new oil will not drip out into the old oil. To replace the old filter with a new one, the new oil must first be applied to the seal of the new filter. This lubes the seal on the new filter so it will not break due to friction. If it does break, the filter will leak and a new oil change will be required. Pouring the new oil in is a relatively easy step compared to all the other steps. To pour the new oil in, the engine oil cap must be removed. The recommended amount of oil and oil type, which is different for every car, can be found in the owners-manual or on the car dealer’s website. For instance, if the recommended amount of oil is 8 quarts, pour in 8 quarts, which can be measured by bottles (usually sold in 2 quart bottles), through a funnel into the engine block.

5.     Look under the car to find your oil reservoir, use the socket wrench to remove the nut. Before you do this, you should have an oil pan ready to keep the dirty oil. After you unscrew the nut, you should see a stream of motor oil draining out of the oil tank. Allow this process to occur for 5-10 minutes and make sure the oil is going into the oil pan. This is the most annoying part of the entire procedure because sometimes things can get messy. Also look for the oil filter and twist in open. We are going to replace it with a new one in our next step.

Next fill the bucket with the recommended ratio of water and soap. Using hot water will affect the cars wax so be sure to use cool water. Don't use more soap than the instructions say to use, because more soap removes more wax. If possible use less soap to help save your car.