Performing an Oil Change
General Information
The oil change is one of the fundamental tasks of car maintance. The only thing you'll do more frequently on your car
over it's life is to put gasoline in the tank. And ensuring that your oil is changes at regular service intervals will
ensure a good long life to your car. I used to think people were pulling my leg when they would tell me stories of
modern cars being completely ruined because the owners never changes the oil. Then I saw, first hand, an almost new
car that had been completely ruined because the owner didn't know you had to put oil in it.
In addition to this, regular oil changes, done at home, give you the perfect opportunity to examine the car and
look for possible problems. Remember, it's always easier and cheaper to do preventative maintenance
before you have a critical problem.
Now, realistically, the process for performing an oil change is almost exactly the same or all cars: drain old oil,
replace oil filter, put new oil in car. Extras to this are replace the air filter and put some injector/carburetor cleaner
into the tank. This being said, I've done thousands of oil changes over the years and each car is a little different. And,
for novices, it's always easier to follow instructions when they are paired with pictures of their car. So, I've opted to
document each different car I perform oil changes on. Since car guys generally have a ton of "friends" when said friends
have car problems, so I should be able to build this out relatively quickly.
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