Don't Ignore Your Leaky Car Part 1
Leaking oil from a car is never a good thing. It can be small and not really noticeable or large and dripping on the ground in your parking spot. All cars eventually leak oil as parts on cars wear and become damaged. If you know you have an oil leak, please don't ignore it. Have a mechanic check it out and give you a quote for how much it will cost to repair.If the repair costs more than your budget will allow, you will need to keep an eye on your oil leak. Depending on how much your car is leaking, you will need to check the oil level frequently and add oil as needed. Never let the oil level get down to low or nothing! Remember the vagina blog! Keep at least a quart of oil in your trunk so you can add it if you know you have a leak Frequency of how often to check is based on the size of the leak. I would check it everyday until you understand how much oil you are losing.See video below for tutorial.How do you check your oil? There is an oil dipstick under the hood and it usually has a yellow or orange top to it.
- Make sure your car is OFF and on level ground.
- Pull out the dipstick, wipe it off, re-insert it, and pull it out one more time.
- Read the level of the oil. It should never be below the hashes, the lower dot, the L or the MIN on the dipstick. It should be between the hashes or close to full, up towards the F or MAX on the dipstick.
- If it is low put at least 1 quart of oil in the car. DO NOT OVER FILL above the F or Max
How do you put oil in your car?
- First you need to get the correct oil. Oil comes in different grades and cars vary on the grade required.
- Often the grade of oil is on the engine oil filler cap where you would pour fresh oil.
- It is also in your owner's manual or you could got to a parts store and they can look up your car and tell you which grade of oil to use.
- Common grades are 5W-30 or 10W-30. The W stands for winter which means the oil is good to use at colder temperatures.
- Use a funnel so you don't spill any oil.
- Add one quart at at time.
- Once you've filled up one quart, turn the car on, let it run for a few seconds, turn if off and check the level of oil again on your car. See above.
- If you are still low, add another quart and repeat steps.
Also, we got video!!! If you would like to learn more about checking oil in your car, come to a FREE Girls Auto Clinic Workshop!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXODi4XD4wQ&feature=youtu.be
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