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Learning How To Change Your Own Oil In Your Car

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There is nothing better than having the self-satisfaction of doing something by yourself. If you don’t learn how to change your oil in your car, you could have to spend thousands of dollars on your car’s engine, or go to the auto parts store and spend around thirty dollars on oil and an oil filter. So listen up and save a couple dollars by learning how to change your own oil in your car.
The first thing that you have to do is to get ready for this process. Check your oil to see if it needs changed. Look at what color the oil is. If the oil has a golden color to it, the oil is still good, but if the oil is black then you’re going to have to change your oil and oil filter. After you determine that your oil needs changed, you are going to have to get the necessary supplies. The supplies that you are going to need are new oil, container to drain the old oil into, a car jack, jack stands, paper towels, and a new oil filter. All of these supplies can be found at your local auto shop. …show more content…

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

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