How to Know When To Change Your Oil

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Tip 1 - 5 Signs You Need To Change Your Oil

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Cu 00e 9line Renard | permalink

When in doubt, change it out.
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Tip 2 - How to Check Your Oil

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by PP Cniluje | permalink

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]

Tip 3 - When to Change Your Motor Oil | Maintenance | Official Ford Owner Site

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by mjcmoreira | permalink

Learn all about how and when to change your oil and discover how your Intelligent Oil Life Monitor and your Maintenance Scheduler can help.
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For further reading: http://owner.ford.com/how-tos/maintenance/engine/know-when-to-change-your-engine-oil.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - How can you tell the oil needs to be changed?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by gloria carty | permalink

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 ...

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Tip 5 - Checking Oil Clarity - HowStuffWorks

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gregory Walsh | permalink

Checking oil clarity is important when changing oil. Learn about checking oil clarity at HowStuffWorks.
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For further reading: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/under-the-hood/vehicle-maintenance/change-oil1.htm ^[5]