Questions About How Garages Change Oil for Your Beloved Vehicle?

Changing the oil in a car is a very important maintenance step to ensure the vehicle runs smoothly and achieves maximum performance. Experts recommend having your car serviced to change the oil approximately every 5,000 kilometers. So how do repair shops change oil for your beloved vehicle? Let's explore the process with Huỳnh Châu in the following article!

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Cars need regular oil changes to ensure durability and smooth operation.

1. Lifting the car

This step includes the following actions:

• First, your car will be parked by the technician in a sufficiently large and flat area for easy access.
• Turn off the engine, remove the key, and engage the handbrake to ensure safety.
• Place wheel chocks behind the wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving while the technician uses the jack.
• Lift the front of the car using specialized equipment. The vehicle will be raised about 46 cm off the ground to provide enough space for the technician to drain and replace the oil.

The vehicle needs to be raised about 46 cm off the ground to give the technician enough workspace.

2. Draining the old oil

Before draining the old oil, the technician will wait about 5-10 minutes for the engine to cool down, avoiding the risk of hot oil splattering and causing burns during the process. The oil draining will be performed as follows:

• Open the hood and remove the cap from the oil reservoir. This will help the oil drain out more quickly.
• Place an oil drain pan under the vehicle, right below the oil drain plug (usually about 0.30–0.61 m from the front of the car).
• Remove the drain plug by turning it counterclockwise with a wrench.
• Wait about 2-3 minutes until all the old oil has flowed out, then the technician will close the drain plug.

Before changing the car's oil, the technician will drain all the old oil out.

3. Replacing the oil filter

After a period of use, the oil filter will accumulate dirt and debris, causing blockages that affect the engine's lubrication capability. Therefore, experts recommend replacing the oil filter approximately every 10,000 kilometers (i.e., for every two scheduled oil changes, the car owner should replace the oil filter once).

The steps can be summarized as follows:

• Remove the oil filter located under the engine. Typically, this component is