How to check/change your oil

Since I've already elaborated on engine oil, the sensible thing to do would probably be to show you how to check and change your own engine oil. I want to explain the term "oil change," because that implies that you're completely draining the oil from your engine, and adding new oil. That is NOT what I'll be discussing here. The reason I say this is because your car will probably have a few or NO oil changes within its lifetime. In fact some car manufacturers suggest to never change your oil, because the process can damage engine internals when you start your car. While the new oil tries to cover all internal surfaces, there's a small time frame where its metal on metal.

What I will be explaining is the process of adding oil to your engine when it runs low, which should average at every 5,000 km.

Couple things to keep in mind

• Make sure your engine isn't hot, there's lots of surfaces you don't want to touch.
• You'll need a funnel to make your job much easier.
• Park on a level surface to get an accurate oil reading.
• If you just turned off the engine, you'll need to wait 10 minutes to get an accurate reading as well.

This is a picture I took just to show you the universal engine oil symbol. That's the engine oil cap, with the dipstick directly below it.

1. Open the hood and find you oil dipstick. 
2. Pull it out, some like to twist open, you'll be able to tell quickly. 
3. Wipe it clean with a piece of cloth or towel.
4. Insert it all the way back in, and pull it out again.
5. Look at the end of the dipstick to see the reading, there should be a small line to show you what FULL is supposed to look like.

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Now that you've realized you're low on engine oil, locate your engine oil cap, like the one shown in the picture. It should look something like this, and most importantly, that is the universal symbol for oil. All you have to do is open it up, drop a funnel in, and pour the oil.

Hope I helped someone out that, please comment if you have any questions.