What is an "oil change"?

What is an "oil change"?

An oil change is really one simple thing that anybody who owns a vehicle needs to do to protect their investment and all it means is replacing the oil that's been protecting the engine over the course of it's use and the oil filter and replacing with all fresh fluids and a fresh filter. It's the one thing that anybody can do who owns a vehicle and will protect the vehicle while they use it and then also increasing the value when you go to sell the vehicle or trade it in later. It was generally considered that an oil change needed to be done every three thousand miles, that's probably the way your father and your grandfather did it, but in todays new engines and todays new high tech oils and the engines being built to a much higher degree of tolerance, that oil change duration is extended. Most vehicles now are in the five to seven to even the ten-thousand mile range as far as factory scheduled maintenance goes. This is yet another reason why it's so important to consult the owners manual and know the maintenance schedule before you start racking up a lot of miles on your car.