Essay #4 Process ---->REWRITE<-----

Do you change your oil in your vehicles regularly? If not you should do so to keep it going for many years to come. If you do it yourself, you can save money and save time from taking it to be done elsewhere. It's an easy process for the diy'er and i'll explain how in this essay.

First, you have to gather the tools, equipment and supplies needed to complete the job. You will need a safe pair of car ramps to drive the car up on so you can reach the undercarrage for this service (unlike mine which are rusty and bent), and a container to drain the old oil into (i use an empy Hi-c juice jug) . As for tools, you will need an oil filter wrench and a rachet with a socket of correct size (my drain plug is a partially stripped 15 mm). Now as for the supplies needed, you will obviously need a new oil filter, and oil to put back in the engine. I prefer using Castrol brand 5w30 oil, just cause i always have. A rag to wipe up any drippings and your oily paws would help wipe off the oil that runs down your arm too.

Now it's time to get down and dirty. Once the car is safley on the ramps, i always have to remind myself to put the emergency brake on. And then go ahead and shut off the vehicle and crawl under it. With the tools within your reach, grab the rachet and correct size socket and loosen the engine oil drain plug. Get the container ready, because as soon as you remove the plug you will have roughly 5 quarts of oil streaming out of that hole! And i always seem to burn myself from it. While that is draining you can grab the oil filter wrench and loosen and remove it too. Most drain plugs and oil filters on vehicles are located close together, so you can use the same container for it also. After most all of the oil has dripped out, screw on the new oil filter hand tight plus half a turn so it won't leak. Then reinstall the engine's drain plug and tighten it snugly. Remember you want it tight, but too tight is broke! Trust me you don't want to break it. Now take a rag and wipe up the mess so it looks clean when done.

Now for the final and most important steps of this process. Get the new oil and pour it into the oil filler neck of your cars engine before anything else. I like using a long neaked funnel so i don't make a mess when pouring it in. I have seen people and 'professionals' forget this important step. Needless to say it turned from a 20 minute 20 dollar oil change, to a weeks worth of work and one engine later. Once the engine's life blood is reinjected, and the oil filler cap reinstalled, the car can be started once again to move it off the ramps.

Now for the clean-up. If you did not know, you can dispose of the used oil at any auto parts store so please don't dump it in the back yard, or with your regular household waste. Don't forget to put a new oil sticker in the winshield so you know when it's due next. Me having my own buisness, have my own oil stickers with my buisness name on them! See, that was easy, and rewarding too. Although a small chore, I like doing it with my kids...we have fun doing it together. Have fun!