| I was actually a passenger in a car that was | | | | manufacturer was larger than actually called |
| having an active oil leak. The driver knew | | | | for. He said this wasn't a bad idea. A larger |
| what was happening, and was warned to pull to | | | | amount of oil meant more flowing through the |
| the side of the road and call a tow truck, | | | | engine cooling and lubricating and cleaning |
| but she wanted to try to make it home. | | | | the engine. When I started to change the oil |
| Unfortunately, she didn't. The engine seized | | | | myself I kept on using the larger oil filter. |
| up, never to run again. What a foolish and | | | | |
| costly mistake. | | | | Most new cars today don't call for their oil |
| | | | to be changed quite as often as every 3,000 |
| The simple fact is that the engine in your | | | | miles. Generally it's 5,000 and some even |
| car cannot run without lubrication from oil. | | | | more. I like to have the oil in my car |
| Heat and friction would, as illustrated in | | | | changed at least every 5,000 miles. That oil |
| the case above, cause the engine to come to a | | | | change is actually more than an oil change. |
| full halt. | | | | The technician gets to give your car a once |
| | | | over, checking belts and hoses and other |
| When I bought a new car many years ago and | | | | vital fluids. Generally we don't even think |
| took it in for it's first oil change the | | | | about these things. It's much easier to |
| mechanic said to me that if I kept the oil | | | | change a worn belt while your car is in the |
| changed I'd get 200,000 miles out of the | | | | shop than be broken down on the side of the |
| engine. He was right. I faithfully changed | | | | road waiting for a tow truck. |
| the oil every 3,000 miles and at 189,000 | | | | |
| miles had to say goodbye to my faithful | | | | The simple act of changing the oil in your |
| friend, not due to engine trouble, but due to | | | | car may be the best thing you can do to |
| a rusting frame. He also noticed that the oil | | | | protect your car, and your investment in it. |
| filter that was on my vehicle from the | | | | |