You can Change your oilYou can Change your oil This should be done This should be done

every 5,000 milesevery 5,000 miles

Save yourself money Save yourself money and do it yourself!and do it yourself!

Check your Check your maintenance manual maintenance manual for how many quarts for how many quarts you will need and the you will need and the type of oil type of oil

First, go to the auto First, go to the auto supply place and get supply place and get the correct oil and the correct oil and pickup a box of latex pickup a box of latex glove! There is no glove! There is no reason you need to get reason you need to get your hands dirty!your hands dirty!

Next, place a large pan Next, place a large pan under the engine of the under the engine of the car… big enough to car… big enough to hold at least 10 quartshold at least 10 quarts

There is a good chance There is a good chance you will find it easier to you will find it easier to get under the car if you get under the car if you can jack up the frontcan jack up the front

Make certain the Make certain the engine is not hot engine is not hot or runningor running

Lie under the car, Lie under the car, placing the large placing the large pan under the oil pan under the oil drain pandrain pan

Remove oil drain Remove oil drain plug, it looks like a plug, it looks like a little boltlittle bolt

Once you have drained the Once you have drained the oil, tighten the drain plug oil, tighten the drain plug and confirm it is TIGHT!and confirm it is TIGHT!

Lift the hood of the car and Lift the hood of the car and look for the look for the oiloil cap. cap.

Place the proper amount of Place the proper amount of oil with a funnel where you oil with a funnel where you removed the oil cap. removed the oil cap. Replace cap and tighten, Replace cap and tighten, then start the carthen start the car

Shut off Engine and return Shut off Engine and return to front of carto front of car

While you are looking under the While you are looking under the hoodhood

Look for the oil dip stick, remove and check for Look for the oil dip stick, remove and check for little x’s for marks where oil level is little x’s for marks where oil level is recommendedrecommended

Put dipstick back where you found it!Put dipstick back where you found it! Look for the cap that says “transmission fluid”Look for the cap that says “transmission fluid” Twist and pull, check the level of the fluid similar Twist and pull, check the level of the fluid similar

to that of checking oil levelsto that of checking oil levels Check the fluid in your window shield washer Check the fluid in your window shield washer

tank, if you don’t have washer fluid to fill, use tank, if you don’t have washer fluid to fill, use Water!Water!

You have the power to save your engine and You have the power to save your engine and some money!some money!

Once you have checked the oil, clean Once you have checked the oil, clean everything up, dispose of the used oil at a everything up, dispose of the used oil at a

proper recycling locationproper recycling location

Drive like the wind!Drive like the wind!

What you could do with the money What you could do with the money you save!you save!

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