Avoid These Mistakes When Performing Oil Change

1. Avoid These Mistakes When Performing Oil Change superoilcentral.shopamsoil.com/blog/posts/tips/avoid-these-mistakes-when-performing-oil-change Most people pay for a professional to take care of their vehicle's maintenance but you can perform some of the following steps at home, just be aware of common mistakes while doing your own upkeep by reading this post by Marlo Enterprises. Marlo Enterprises at (315) 331-4642 for the best synthetic oil change in Newark, or visit AMSOIL's online store to place an order. Be Careful If you want to change your engine's oil for the first time, or if you are an expert who may have changed oil hundreds of times, it doesn't hurt to receive reminders of the mistakes you can make when making an engine oil change. Here's a list of mistakes to avoid the next time you change your oil at home: Beware of the Wrong Oil Wrong oil refers to the wrong viscosity and engines vary, as do motor oil requirements. The use of diesel oil in gasoline engines, or vice versa, is another potential risk. However, you can use diesel in your gas engine if it meets the proper specifications. Another way to go wrong is to resort to other options that aren't premium synthetic oil. But in case you have an engine that requires regular formulas but if the latter is not your scenario you should use synthetic motor oil to care for your engine. 1/3

2. Don't Forget to Put the Oil Cap Back On It happens to everyone but if you forget to put the cap on, a complicated situation may occur because the car will start to overheat. If you leave this without the cap, the hot oil will spill out and splatter all over the engine compartment which will force you to get your hands dirty to clean it. Also, you'll need to get more engine oil to replace the losses, and even a new cap. For the best synthetic oil change in Newark, reach out to Marlo Enterprises at (315) 331-4642, or visit AMSOIL's and get to know their wide variety of products derived from synthetic oil. Careful to Fill below, or above, the Indicated Oil Level Know from the beginning the amount of oil your vehicle consumes. Then, make sure you have enough at your disposal. If your engine makes strange noises after changing the oil, you probably didn't fill it with enough oil to reach the proper level. After changing the oil, run the car for a few minutes for the liquid to circulate, then turn it off for a few minutes, and check the oil level one last time. Remove the Threads from the Drain Plug Another common mistake people often make is forgetting to put back the drain plug after completing the job. Fortunately, if you happen to change the oil in your garage, or in the driveway, you will notice, quickly a dripping sound near you if you forgot this step. However, there's a more serious issue when it comes to this plug. If you are not careful when reinstalling it, you may end up screwing or unscrewing the plug incorrectly. Although it may not seem like the end of the world, this could result in slow leakage and a complicated repair, so be careful when replacing the drain plug. Don't Forget to Change Your Transmission's Oil! At the moment of replacement, the transmission oil has to be hot with the engine turned off. Remove the crankcase from the gearbox, or use the drain plug if you need to. Though you must be extremely careful since this process can be a bit messy, due to the oil's temperature and its possibility to get spilled. After letting the gearbox drain adequately on a holder or container, the next step is to withdraw the old filter and place the new one. In some devices, you must take off the crankcase to swap the filter. Remove the O-Ring 2/3

3. When removing the old filter, make sure the O-ring comes with the filter. The time to perform a change of oil filter should be when you perform an oil change. Now, to change the oil filter you must make sure the O-ring comes off with it when you remove it. There will be a new O-ring in the new replacement filter. You don't want to put a new filter on and have two o-rings there. Before screwing on the new filter, wet the O-ring with a bit of oil and don't let it get dried; greasing the o-ring helps the filter and motor to assemble better. Lastly, don't over-tighten the filter. Oil Consumptions leads to future engine problems, AMSOIL Signature Series 5W-30 will outperform other conventional oils to fix this problem, thus demanding less-recurrent top-offs. Learn more about AMSOIL's products, and synthetic oil change in Newark, call Marlo Enterprises at (315) 331-4642 to place an order. 3/3