How Often to Change Your Oil

Almost every day people get coupons in the mail. Many of them are for commodities, such as shoes, or food, or specific things like bedding. But sometimes people get reminders in the mail for things that they definitely need to do. But in this busy world people often forget what they need to do because of their busy schedules. So dentists often send reminders, "It's time for your yearly check-up."

But mechanics also send reminders when it's time for a check-up or it's time for you to change your oil. And even more helpfully, they will sometimes send you oil change coupons. These oil change coupons can really help with the cost of the check-ups.

Usually you need to get it changed after three thousand miles or three months, whichever comes first. So those oil change coupons will come in handy. But sometimes people might question if they should just wait until three-thousand miles before they change it, no matter how long that takes. The thing about the product is that now it is much better, so it can last longer. But the thing about it is that if you do not change it every three months then gunk can build up in the engine and make everything just degrade more and more. So even if you haven't gotten to three-thousand miles by three months, then you should definitely change it, so that the engine will stay running in good condition and not degrade over time.

But sometimes, because oil has improved over time, there will be different recommendations for different cars and different oil types. For instance, some might say that a person should change it every seven-thousand and five hundred miles or a year. Though some of them will recommend a change after five-thousand miles.

The thing about this kind of maintenance is that it varies depending on how much you drive, how far you drive at a time, what kind of product is used, and even what kind of car or how old the car is. Regardless of this, when you are changing it, you have to make sure that you change the filter too. Because if the filter is still dirty, then the gunk will build up even faster. That means that the engine will degrade faster and the product will need to be changed more often. The filter is what helps keep it clean of the little flakes of metal that come off when the moving parts hit each other. So again, the filter needs to be changed just as often as the product itself.

Another thing to keep in mind is that when it is changed, make sure not to overfill it. Because then it could overflow into the engine itself and then cause some serious engine problems in the future.

One good thing to live by is to check your owner's manual and see what your car's maker suggests for the frequency of changes.