Oil is like your car’s blood - if there’s not enough of it, or if there’s something wrong with it - your car will die. 

Your engine is basically just a shit-ton of metal pieces strapped together that are shoved around by controlled explosions. This creates a ridiculous amount of heat and friction.  This heat and friction will wear down the metal pieces until they break, heat them to the point where they warp in shape which causes them to break, or heat them so goddamn much that they actually weld themselves together - preventing any of the parts from moving ever again. 

That’s where Motor Oil steps in.  By sufficiently lubricating this metal, the friction is reduced, and less friction equals less heat. 

If you don’t have enough oil - more friction.  If your oil is old it simply won’t lubricate as well as it should - more friction.  If your oil is old enough, your filter will eventually be clogged by debris  that naturally builds up, and the dirty oil will automatically bypass it through a relief valve, no longer being filtered.  Dirty thick oil is abrasive, causing more friction.

This is why your warranty becomes voided if you don’t change your oil - skipping an oil change can cause permanent irreversible damage to the most expensive piece of your vehicle - the engine, costing you thousands of dollars.

Today we’ll learn how to drain the oil, replace the filter, add new oil, and dispose of the old oil. It’s not rocket science, but it’s cheaper than paying someone else to do it.  Side perk, whether you’re a chick or a dude - changing your own oil will almost certainly impress that person you’re trying to impress, given almost nobody who grew up in a city knows how anymore.

Welcome to - “How To Change Your Oil”

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