How to Know When To Change Your Oil

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5 Signs You Need To Change Your Oil More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Cu 00e 9line Renard | permalink
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When in doubt, change it out.
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For further reading: http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/03/5-signs-you-need-to-change-your-oil/ ^[1]

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How to Check Your Oil More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by PP Cniluje | permalink
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Periodically checking to make sure your car has enough motor oil is the best way to keep your engine running well for a long time to come. Motor oil is the lubricant between the moving engine parts; if the level is too low, the parts will...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-Your-Oil ^[2]

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When to Change Your Motor Oil | Maintenance | Official Ford Owner Site More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by mjcmoreira | permalink
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Learn all about how and when to change your oil and discover how your Intelligent Oil Life Monitor and your Maintenance Scheduler can help.
Tags: when to change your oil, oil, motor oil, engine oil, how often to change your oil, intelligent oil life monitor, iolm, maintenance scheduler, Ford, Ford Owner, Official Ford Owner Site

For further reading: http://owner.ford.com/how-tos/maintenance/engine/know-when-to-change-your-engine-oil.html ^[3]

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How can you tell the oil needs to be changed? More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by gloria carty | permalink
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I know oil should be changed every 3000 or 6000 miles (depending on the car and conditions) but I'm not all that great at keeping track and I've let the car go for 10,000 miles before and it still ...

For further reading: http://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/441/how-can-you-tell-the-oil-needs-to-be-changed ^[4]

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Checking Oil Clarity - HowStuffWorks More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Gregory Walsh | permalink
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Checking oil clarity is important when changing oil. Learn about checking oil clarity at HowStuffWorks.
Tags: checking oil clarity, vehicle maintenance, car maintenance, automotive maintenance, auto maintenance

For further reading: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/vehicle-maintenance/change-oil1.htm ^[5]

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1. http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/03/5-signs-you-need-to-change-your-oil/

2. http://www.wikihow.com/Check-Your-Oil

3. http://owner.ford.com/how-tos/maintenance/engine/know-when-to-change-your-engine-oil.html

4. http://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/441/how-can-you-tell-the-oil-needs-to-be-changed

5. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/vehicle-maintenance/change-oil1.htm