Changing tips Own Your Car Engine Oil

Although the actual changing of engine oil is your car an easy process, many people prefer to go to the shop to replace it. Here are some tips for those who want to save a little time and cost, by changing the oil in the engine itself.

Preparation Steps
1. Put your car on the surface completely flat.
2. The car should really stop condition (not moving). If necessary, use jack stands to hold the body of the car.
3. Jack stands must always be installed when the car was appointed to the jack. Do not be under the car if the car is still in didongkrak conditions.
4. Always use gloves made of thick and anti-heat while changing automobile engine oil, to avoid the valve cover the hot oil.

Equipment Requirements
1. Handbook. This is very important to be able to find out information about types of oil engines and how many doses you need your car engine
2. Car engine oil
3. Former oil reservoir bowl
4. Filter new oli
5. Key oil filter
6. Toothed lock opener
7. Gloves
8. A set of lock bolts
9. Lap
10. Funnel
11. Two jack stands or car body buffer
12. Jack

Changing Oil
1. As we prepare the equipment for an oil change the engine, leave the engine running for about 10 seconds, before starting an oil change. Then, put your car on a flat surface and attach the hand-brake or hand brake.
2. Place the jack on a hard surface and if capable of sustaining the car body.
3. Dongkraklah the front of the car with caution. If necessary, enter the first gear to the cars bertransmisi manual. Or, more convincing, ganjallah rear tires with rocks.
4. Look at the manual, where the location of the valve to remove oil. Usually it is located at the front-center-bottom of the car.
5. Make sure the bowl container used oil under the oil thrower valve, before opening the valve. By using the opening keys, open the valve clockwise (if you open it from the top). Be careful, could be the temperature of the hot oil.
6. Let the oil come out until completely discharged, while the clean oil discharge valve is, and open the valve to enter the new oil. After that install back exhaust valves, tighten with a reasonable (not too tight).
7. Replace the old oil filter with the new. Check the seal of the filter and add a new layer of thick film to coat the seal. Then install a new oil filter and tighten by hand.
8. After the new filter is installed, open the oil cap engine, enter a funnel and pour the new engine oil, according to a predetermined dose of a guidebook. After the measure being met, close the back cover oil and oil spill clean up around the hole.
9. Turn on the car and leave the engine running for a while. Then check oil level with the measuring stick (already on the machine terpasan) and add the oil again if necessary.
10. Examine the possibility of a sewer leak in the oil and new oil filter. If there is, tighten until no visible oil seepage. In addition, if you always add the oil to get the right dose, there is an oil leak on the engine. So you have to check the location of the leaks. Or immediately contact your nearest service station.
Note the date of such oil changes and mileage of your car. Oil should be replaced every 3000 km, or once every three months, if you do not too often and not much driving. A late oil changes will result in easier engine temperatures rise and the engine sounds rough.
When changing oil, you should also check other car parts that contain liquids, such as cooling, power steering, transmission and brakes. Who knew required the addition of fluid or brake oil, so you can control it. Well, good luck.