Kirby Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of Simi Valley

    Kirby Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM of Simi Valley        

    

Kirby Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM services Oil Changes and Automotive Repair

An oil change is the most basic and central maintenance to be done to your car. For the cost of your vehicle, you'll want to keep your car performing well as long as possible, and an oil change is an easy and relatively inexpensive way to do that.

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An engine with little or no wear may get by on 7,500 mile oil changes. But as an engine accumulates miles, blow-by increases, dumping more unburned fuel into the crankcase (which dilutes the oil), in turn causing accelerated wear and engine problems, including: loss of performance and fuel economy as well as increased emissions and oil consumption. Thus, for peak performance you'll want your vehicle to have an oil change every 3 months or 3,000 miles. Kirby Dodge Chrysler Jeep  provides this essential service to all of our clients. And no one knows your vehicle better.    When determining when to schedule your next oil change in Simi Valley Kirby Dodge Chrysler Jeep suggests taking this into consideration: how you drive, the condition and age of the engine, the external environment you drive in, and the amount of stop-and-go versus highway driving. If you are unsure feel free to ask a technician at your factory authorized dealer Kirby Dodge Chrysler Jeep .   What is known is that regularly changing your oil is crucial for vehicle health. Due to the high operating temperatures of the engines, oil goes thermal breakdowns, becoming less effective as a lubricant. When the oil stops lubricating, parts of the engine rub together and wear each other out, leading to costly repairs and replacements.

 

DO IT YOURSELF ADVICE!

Tip #1

When you're changing your engine oil. You want to make sure that the engine is warm. Not hot and not cold. Run the engine for about 20 minutes, or take a trip to the local convenience store and then come back and put the vehicle in the oil change area.

Let the vehicle set for another 20 minutes and allow the engine to cool. This also allows the engine oil and deposits to settle into the oil pan. Allowing the engine oil to circulate before an oil change is a good idea because it removes dirt and deposits.

Before removing the drain plug, pull the engine oil dipstick and feel the temperature of the dipstick and the engine oil to make sure it's not too hot and not too cold.

When the engine oil is cold, it becomes thick and drains slowly. When the engine oil is hot, you run the risk of burning yourself during the oil change service.

Tip #2

It's advised not lift or raise the vehicle. The main reason for this is safety concerns and convenience.

The most dangerous part of being a do-it-yourself mechanic is lifting your vehicle in your driveway without the proper equipment and safety precautions. If you can avoid dragging out your floor jack and your jack stands and remain safe at the same time. You're much better off.

On most cars lifting the vehicle is not necessary for changing the oil. You will have to lay on the ground and reach under the vehicle to access the drain plug and the oil filter, but it can be done.

This may not be possible on all vehicles, but you should certainly take a look and see if you can reach the oil filter and the drain plug without raising the vehicle. If you can, this is the best way to go.

Tip #3

The third oil change advice to you is to have some patience and let the oil fully drain from the oil pan. After removing the drain plug allow the oil to drain for 20 minutes or sometimes even a half hour. This is a good time to check and top off your engine compartment fluid levels and perform a visual inspection of belts and hoses

The bulk of the oil comes out within a minute or two, but the oil will continue to drip from the drain plug area. The dripping engine oil may be small in quantity, but has the highest concentration of dirt and debris.

Because we have let the oil settle before we started our oil change service, most of the dirty oil and sediment has reached the very bottom of the barrel or in this case the oil pan. This is the main advantage of doing the oil change service yourself.

A quick oil change center would just drain the bulk of the oil and then jam the plug back in and refill the fluids leaving the dirtiest of the oil in the bottom of the pan.

This would then be mixed with the fresh oil and reduce the quality of the oil change service. But since we are do it yourself mechanic's, we can take the extra time and allow the dirtiest of the engine oil to drain from our oil pan.

                                                                

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