Notes on car oil change time that you should not ignore

Changing engine oil is one of the most important activities in maintaining cars using internal combustion engines. Normally, car owners will be recommended to change the car oil after 3 months or after about 5,000 km of operation.

Thanks to advances in science and technology, many car manufacturers and oil companies have confidently claimed that their products can help cars travel from 8,000 to 16,000 km without needing to change the oil.

These numbers are sometimes just a reference time for oil changes for car models. In fact, the specific oil change time of each car depends on many other factors such as the quality of the engine oil, the newness of the car, operating conditions, environmental conditions and its time of use.

Even if the odometer has just passed 3,000 but the car's engine is louder, hotter than usual or when traveling on dusty roads on hot sunny days for a long time, the owner should consider taking his car to the garage for an oil change.

In the past, a Toyota technician unsuccessfully challenged the brand’s recommendation to allow its cars to have their oil changed only every 10,000 miles. The result was that despite following the manufacturer’s recommendations, many engines were so badly damaged that they had to be scrapped and replaced after only 200,000 miles.

Changing the oil not only lubricates the engine when operating, but it also helps protect other parts, thereby helping the car operate more efficiently. In fact, there have been many cases where owners have had a "headache" because they did not change the oil regularly, causing the car's engine to break down. Therefore, owners should pay attention to following the maintenance schedule as well as checking and changing the oil for their car when there are unusual signs to have the best driving experience./.