The backbone of all cars engine performance is the engine oil, that’s why it is advised to use the best quality oil for the car as the engine life, performance and reliability depends on the engine oil. There are many different kinds of engine oil for specific car types and requirements like fully synthetic oil, semi synthetic oil and mineral oil. If oil is not changed when getting car serviced you can end up with accelerated wear of the engine like loss of performance and fuel economy, and increased emissions and oil consumption.
Engine Oil is best to change after 3,000 to 15,000 Kms or go with what the car owner's manual recommendation from the car manufacturer, which is based on what type of engine oil is used as mentioned earlier. In general each type of engine oil has basic life span:
- Fully Synthetic: 10,000 to 15,000 Kms
- Semi Synthetic: 5,000 to 8,000 Kms
- Mineral Oil: 3,000 to 5,000 Kms.
How to check Engine Oil level?
- Car has to be cold and resting overnight or few hours at least
- Open the car engine hood and secure it safely in open position
- Look for engine oil dipstick (shown above) usually placed on left or right side of the engine
- Draw the dipstick out and wipe it clean with tissue or cloth
- Insert the cleaned dipstick inside fully and draw it out again
- At the end of dipstick there is two mark showing Maximum and Minimum (shown above)
- Engine Oil level should be safely in between these two Max-Min marking
How to check Engine oil condition?
- Engine oil viscosity (thickness) should be reasonably thin and not too thick
- It's color should be close to golden or red, and not brownish black
- Oil should have smooth oily property and not sticky and tacky feel
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