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From Quick Guide: Car Tuning 101

Summary: The oil is the most important part of changing the oil in a car. Learn more about picking oil for an oil change with tips from a mechanic in this car maintenance video.

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By Ben Columbus
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Ben Columbus has been repairing and maintaining a variety of vehicles for approximately ten years. He has experience in all types of repairs ranging from small repairs to overhauls.read more

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Changing the oil in your car is an essential maintenance duty for every car owner. Keeping a regular oil change and maintenance schedule will ensure good performance of your vehicle, contribute to a long engine life, and will decrease the likelihood that your engine will overheat. Changing your oil may seem like an arduous, confusing, and extremely dirty job. Though it may be a dirty job, changing your engine oil is not as difficult as most people think - all you need is the right information. If you would like to learn how to change your oil, learn for free from one of our experts. In this free online video series learn how to change your car's oil. Learn what supplies and equipment you need to change the engine oil in your car, how to remove the drain plug of your oil pan and drain the oil out of your engine, how to remove and replace your oil filter, what type of oil to use in your engine, how to replace the oil in your engine, and how to clean up the mess after you have changed your oil.

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"Ok, I'm here to talk to you a little bit about changing your oil which is a pretty, pretty easy thing to do. You can do it yourself and hopefully save yourself a little bit of money. And you can also, another advantage of changing your own oil is you can pick the oil that you want to put in there so you can pick a higher grade oil, like a full synthetic if you want that. So speaking of oil, this is a quart of oil, you can also buy it like in a five quart container, which I actually prefer. And there's a wide range of oils. There's different weights, generally you want to check your, check your book in your car to determine what kind of oil you want to use, but a standard oil is like a 10WD-40, and then there's a range of other oils you can choose, so make sure you check your owner's guide and that should give you a good idea of what kind of oil you need to use."

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