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07/11/2016
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Knowing the right engine oil change time is easy and will prevent you being cheated with an unnecessary service
Make the oil change has no secret and will help you save some money with manutenção. Divulgação
One of the most common questions among car owners is on the oil change. What is the right time for replacement? Can I complete the level instead of exchange? And if another brand? It is to use additive or not? There are many questions with one of the most basic care to have with the car and which, if ignored, can cause problems such as loss of power and overheating. We will tell you how not to miss:
When to replace?
Check the owner's manual, as this varies from car to car. The normal is that this substitution is made every 10,000 to 15,000 km or six months, whichever comes first - this is the car run in ideal conditions. If you spend a lot of time stuck in traffic, get a lot of road (or some streets of São Paulo) irregular or live in a very hot place, the period of exchange may fall by half. Worth checking if the oil is good if your car has faced a flood.
Checking the oil
You do not need to be a mechanic to do this and it is good to know to yourself, to avoid chat attendant who will try to push you an exchange or a few liters to complete the level. This is because the measurement must be done with the engine cold and with the car stopped at the local level - ie anything to do this when you stop for gas. As the vehicle was running, oil of rose to the car system, then you must expect it to go down back to the reservoir.
Pull the dipstick. In each car it can be in a different place, but it is always a circular ring or rectangular, in red, orange or yellow. Typically, it is on the left side of the engine (the same as the passenger seat). Cars with automatic transmission may have two rods. Not to confuse, make sure you are looking at the right part according to the vehicle manual.
Place the tip of the rod on a paper towel. The white color helps to check the oil staining. The level marking is made at the tip, with two minor brands. The nearest to the tip of the rod is the minimum. Ideally it is with oil to half the distance between the marks. If wet only the tip of the rod (ie, below the minimum), time to complete. If it is above the maximum level, you have to drain part of the engine oil.
Color and texture
There is a myth that the dark oil is indicative that it's time to change. This is not true, quite the contrary. The dark color means that it is doing its part, cleaning the engine parts, removing small waste. Same thing for the texture. If you check the oil in the post, the engine heat will have warmed the lubricant, which will be thinner. Then the attendant will tell you that the oil is spent and convince you to change.
Completing the level
Your car is cold, you found and the level is low. If the oil mileage is still within the indicated no problem to put a little more to complete the level. It may even be of different brands, the important thing is to be of the same specification, as each has a different level of viscosity at cold start and fluidity. Remember the time for the exchange will continue the same as before, as previous lubricant remains inside the car.
What oil to use?
always follow what is indicated in the vehicle handbook. The engine was designed to run with a specific oil and, to use one that is less, will begin to wear out and increase fuel consumption. In an emergency, you can use an oil that has additives level higher than recommended for your car. In ascending order: SG, SH, SJ, SL and SM. Also, using the proper oil will give extra power to the engine in cold weather.
Worth using additive?
No. If you are using a good original oil, it has been developed to come up with a balanced additive package in the lubricant. Put more additives that can damage the engine, increasing the viscosity of oil which, together with the engine dirt can clog the system. Not to mention that if your new car breaks down and is found the use of additives, you may void the warranty.
And the filter?
The filter monitors the oil wear, since its function is precisely to retain some of the impurities that removes oil from engine parts. When replacing the fluid, make sure you also change the filter. Costs more but ensures that the oil works the way it should, without accumulating dirt engine on the filter.
How to change or complete the level
Therefore there is a cap on the engine indicated by a lamp. It is for her that you should put the oil in the engine, which will go directly to the crankcase. If only complete the level, you can do this at home with a cold engine. Place the oil in small quantities, wait a minute for it to drain and check the level again, until it is between the two marks on the dipstick.
When the time to perform the oil change, no way. You have to take the car in a position to do the exchange, to ensure the removal of all the old fluid. Before doing so, take a few laps more with the vehicle before stopping to make the switch. The hot engine will warm the lubricant, making it more fluid and thin, which helps in time drain.
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