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Every regular gas burning engine or it can be called ICE (Internal Combustion Engine), needs motor oil for one purpose - LUBRICATION. When engine is running, motor oil is sucked from the bottom of the engine by oil pump and distributed through out the entire engine in little passages to lubricate moving parts.

How often I have to change my engine Oil?
Car Manufacturers standard recommendation is to change motor oil every 3000 miles or every 3 months, which ever comes first. What if you don’t drive much and vehicle sits most of the time? Once motor oil has been heated up to working temperature it starts slowly deteriorate and after 3 months motor oil looses its ability to lubricate well and needs to be replaced.

What is the difference between conventional (regular) motor oil, synthetic blend, full synthetic?
Motor oils are derived from petroleum-based and non-petroleum-synthesized chemical compounds.

Regular or conventional motor oil is made from minerals derived from crude. Sometimes it also contains recycled engine oil. It is cheaper in price and ability to lubricate does not last as long as synthetic oil.
Synthetic motor oil is lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially made. This type of oil was engineered in the labs to have better qualities then conventional oil. It is like regular oil on steroids.
Because a synthetic oil is chemically produced, there are no contaminants in the oil. By contrast, conventional oils contain small amounts of sulfur, wax, and aliphatic material that can promote detonation as well as varnish and sludge buildup. With no wax, synthetics will flow at much lower temperatures than conventional oils.

What happens if I skip an oil change service.
If your engine does not burn oil and does not leak oil, than skipping one oil change will not cause some catastrophic failure. If you skip oil changes often, this will cause other parts of the engine gather more carbon deposits, creates more friction and parts wear out faster.

What oil does my car take?
Most cars can run well with conventional oil. There are newer or higher class model that requires synthetic oil only. Usually, what type oil your engine takes it says on the oil fill cap, or check your owner manual.
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How much does routine oil change cost?
Regular oil change price will vary from number of factors: location, repair facility, type of oil, cost of the filter and amount of oil your engine takes to fill.
Average prices in San Diego CA go $17 to $40 for conventional oil and $45 to $120 for fully synthetic oil change. You can always save money with oil change coupons.

Can I change engine oil myself?
Yes you can do that, and there are number car enthusiast that like to get dirty and DIY. By changing your own oil will definitely save money. Just a few little details to consider:
- Safety first, make sure it is safe to work under your vehicle. Use gloves and protective eyewear.
- Capture used oil, used oil leaves nasty stains on the concrete not to forget it is bad for environment.
- Deliver to motor oil recycling place, do not discard used oil anywhere else.



How long does it take to change engine oil?
Usually average oil change time is about 30 min.

How many quarts of oil does my engine take?
Most small engines (4 Cyl) takes about 5qt of oil. That’s why most of the oil special coupons has written that this low price is for most 4 cylinder cars. Obviously if you engine takes 11qt of oil to fill up, you will be paying more for regular oil change.


How to check your engine oil level?
It is called dip stick. Dip stick is usually marked with red or yellow handle. Make sure that your engine is not running, pull out the dip stick, wipe it clean with a cloth and insert all the way in and pull out again. You will see at the end there will be two holes marking MIN and MAX level, good oil level is usually between them.

What color good motor oil supposed to be?
Clean oil that come from the bottle is clear and golden in color. After working in side the engine, oil is contaminated with carbon deposits, sludge, unburned fuel. It becomes darker and smells smoky. Light brown color is OK, Black oil need to be replaced.

What oil number mean 10W-40, 5W-20?

Most of the time when viscosity is explained words are used that are too technical for the average person to quickly grasp. This leaves them still wondering what the viscosity numbers really mean on a bottle of motor oil. Simply put, viscosity is the oil's resistance to flow or, for the layman, an oil's speed of flow as measured through a device known as a viscometer. The thicker (higher viscosity) of an oil, the slower it will flow. The number next to “W” tells how well oil flows in Winter (cold temperature).  5w flows better than 10w in winter temperatures.

Change your engine oil every 3,000 miles service your transmission every 30,000 miles to keep your car running longer and avoid transmission repair San Diego.
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When to change engine oil. Synthetic and Conventional motor oil.