According to a Chevy Blazer, Ford Taurus, or Chevrolet Cavalier repair manual, the manufacturers of today’s cars recommend that you have the oil changed in your vehicle every seventy five hundred miles, or every year, which ever comes first.  However, this recommendation is based on the most perfect, the most optimal of driving conditions.   Do you drive just a short bit each week, going on many trips that are less than ten miles a piece?  Do you live in an extremely cold climate, or do you drive long distances in extremely hot, dry and dusty climates?  Do you live in the city, and are stuck frequently in stop and go traffic?

If you answered yes to any of the these questions, you must pay closer attention to when you get your oil changed. It now becomes recommended that you change your car’s oil every three thousand miles or each six months, which ever comes first.  And really, regardless of the manufacturers recommendations, it is best to follow this schedule no matter what kind of driving you do on a regular basis.  Only the newest of car engines can get by on the yearly oil change, but once an engine starts to accumulate mileage, more residue from the fuel left unburned in the crankcase starts to circulate in the oil and dilute it.  The oil begins to break down quicker.

With my Ford Bronco, repair manual recommendations regarding this added years to the life of my car’s engine.  When you go without the regular oil changes, the engine will break down, gas mileage will go down and emissions will go up.  This goes too for your oil filter.  In newer cars the size of the filters has been greatly reduced over the years, so while your car may burn less oil and require less frequent changes, the filters must be checked periodically as they become dirty at a quicker rate.  The regular oil change is seriously the simplest and the best way to extend the life of your vehicle.

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