Learn how to change the motor oil in your vehicle with tips and techniques from a mechanic.
There are 12 videos in this series:
What do you need to change a car's motor oil? Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
It helps to raise a car to change and capture the oil. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Jacking up a car and setting jack stands makes changing oil easy! Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Taking out old motor oil before putting in new oil. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Make sure an oil drain is securely plugged. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Before changing oil, make sure there's no leaks. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Make sure the oil filter is set up properly before adding motor oil. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Putting new oil into a car is simple. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Zooming a car is how you test the new motor oil. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Putting a car back down after changing the oil. Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
What do you do with old motor oil after draining it? Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
How often should I change my motor oil? Learn how to change motor oil with tips and techniques from this free video.
Automotive maintenance is essential to the upkeep of any vehicle and a key component of this maintenance is changing the engine's motor oil. Though vehicle designs differ, there remain certain important aspects of changing the motor oil that do not change or are at least very similar across the vast array of automobiles. Such topics include when to change the motor oil, tools needed, capturing the motor oil, raising the vehicle, draining the oil, inspecting the drain plug, checking for leaks, preparing the oil filter, zooming the vehicle, lowering the vehicle, and how and where to dispose of used oil.
In this free online video series learn these important tips and techniques and more from motor oil maintenance expert Dean Searl. Dean attended a 2 year auto-tech program in 1976, has a long standing history as a local mechanic, and now manages two oil change stores that service an average of 40 vehicles each per day.
Dean Searl Dean graduated from Crestview High School in 1976 and attended the 2 year auto-tech program at Pioneer Joint Vocational School. He has a long standing history as a local mechanic having worked on a wide array of vehicles. He has owned, restored and maintained his vintage Challenger since 1975 and has also serviced and maintained a vintage Challenger used for drag racing since the late 70's. For the last four years, Dean has been manager of two oil change stores that service an average of 40 vehicles each per day. He oversees basic store operation and service of each vehicle.dkdk
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