| You can do it yourself, there's nothing to it, no | | | | something you can drain the motor oil into, oil pans |
| matter what kind of car it is because there all the | | | | are pretty cheap at the car part store maybe $2-5 |
| same when it comes to adding and changing the | | | | bucks. After you've got that all taken care of, you |
| motor oil. Your grandmother could do it. Or you can | | | | gotta find the bolt (Plug) that keeps the oil from |
| pay some loser that doesn't car about his job | | | | draining out, you can locate it by finding your cars oil |
| because he gets paid $5-bucks an hour down at the | | | | pan usually around the edges of it or in the center. |
| local jiffy lube. But doing it yourself seems more | | | | Then get your self a wrench, some cars are the |
| logical. And even if you don't have the time | | | | same when it comes to the size of the bolt and |
| eventually you will, Changing you motor oil can be | | | | some are not, so it's best to have a selection of |
| fun. Lets look at how you can get-r-done in three | | | | wrenches with you, The next thing you want to do |
| easy steps. | | | | is put on a pair of gloves your hands are going to |
| The first thing you want to do is find a nice flat level | | | | get oily. (Make Sure You Give Your Car Plenty Of |
| surface and get yourself a sturdy jack, after you've | | | | Time To Cool Down Before Changing Oil) |
| got your car off the ground with enough room to | | | | After you got all that nasty oil out it's time to put |
| climb under it make sure you have some kind of | | | | the bolt back in and filler up with some new stuff, |
| block behind the rear wheels to make sure it doesn't | | | | Give that baby something new to drink "em em em" |
| roll on you. | | | | your car will love you for this. Now it varies |
| The next thing you should do is change the oil filter, | | | | depending on what kind of car you have when it |
| this is the worst part about the job. Sometimes it's | | | | comes to how much oil to ad, you will have to ask |
| easy and sometimes its not. Grab your self a rag and | | | | some one at the auto parts store, they would be |
| a screw driver, if you got a strong muscle grip it's | | | | more then happy to help you out. |
| gonna come in handy. | | | | And that's it your car will be running like a new again. |
| Squeeze you hand around the oil filter turning it with | | | | Typically an oil change is recommended every 3,000 |
| all you got intill its loose, if that doesn't work pop a | | | | miles while sometimes its hard to matian that set |
| whole in the side of it with your screwdriver and get | | | | schedule and the fact that some people do forget, a |
| it that way. | | | | regular oil change can significantly increase your gas |
| The next thing you want to do is get an oil pan or | | | | mileage and engine performance. |