I have always grown up around cars. My dad owned a body shop when I was younger. My ex-husbands dad is a Mechanic… and now my fiancee – he’s a mechanic as well. So I have always been very aware about what goes on with my car – making sure I keep it healthy and happy for its life! And one thing that we are Really on top of is making sure our cars all get the oil changes exactly when needed! I have teamed up with MOM to let you know some of the things to look for when you get your next oil change.
I know many people who take their cars to get an oil change done at a shop – as opposed to doing it their selves. There’s pros and cons in both. But are you making sure that your oil change is done properly? Motor Oil Matters has offered a Great Checklist
Did you Know:
- AAA expects between the major summer holidays of Memorial Day and Labor Day to aid over eight million motorists, and cautions drivers that auto maintenance is key to avoiding summertime travel breakdowns. Ensuring quality motor oil in your car is one way to prevent road trip problems.
- Motor Oil Matters, or MOM, a new consumer education and industry watchdog program by the American Petroleum Institute, has been established to stress the benefits of quality licensed motor oils and call on to the carpet those who engage in deceptive practices.
- Service-locators can be quick to offer discounted services to people who are looking to reduce their automotive maintenance costs. Make sure your service provider is pouring quality motor oil into your car before you decide on a cheaper deal.
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We are about to start taking it in. I live at my daughters and my son-in-law use to do all vehicles but hasn’t in some time now. Guess he quit
Take it to the shop. We do Uncle Ed’s and with the coupons we get it would cost about the same anyway
Hubz takes our to the shop.
I usually take it to a shop. Occasionally my husband does it.
We always take it to a shop to get the oil changed!
Take it to the shop…just don’t think I’m up for crawling under my van, lol!
My husband does our oil changes at home.
We take our cars in to get the oil changed!
My husband does them.
Take it to the shop, although growing up, my stepdad did it for me at home.
My husband changes the oil in the cars.
My husband takes it in to have the oil changed.
My husband use to do ours but with the newer cars and work we just them in now.
My husband is a mechanic, so he does ours.
I always take it to the shop.
Always a shop! I don’t like to get dirty even though I know how to change it.
My Husband Does The Oil Changes At Home.
to the shop! I’d be tempted, but don’t want to get under the car.
We take it to a shop to get it changed
My husband does the oil change at home
My husband does them!
We take our car to have the oil changed.
We take our cars to the shop to get an oil change.
Take it to the shop to have it done.
we do both,depends on the weather if its snowy it goes in to be done,but on nice days my husband will do it himself
We usually take our car for an oil change but sometimes my husband does it himself.
I usually take it somewhere to get done.
My dad just taught me how to change my oil!! I’ll be doing it!
My husband does it himself. thanks
I take my vehicle to the dealership to get oil changes.
We used to do our own, but recently we have taken them in to have them done.
I take mine to an oil change place
My husband changes our oil.
I take my car to a local garage to have my oil change, they put a sticker on my windshield to remind me when the next change is due. 🙂
i take it to the shop! $25 is a small price to pay.
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Wow this is great info, thanks for sharing! I am horrible about keeping up on my car maintenance!
Husband does it…but I think it’s about to change
i go to the shop to get them changed!
We take our cars to a shop to have the oil changed.
I take it to a shop.
I go to the shop to get my oil changed.
Oh thanks for posting this, I am so bad at keeping up on my car maintenance!
i don’t do my own, I take it to the shop.
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I take my car in for oil changes, but my husband sometimes does his own.
If I could do my own I would, I go to the shop
our mechanic does the oil changing
My brother does it
My dad/husband/brother change all the families oil 🙂
I take it in to have it changed.
Hi, I take my car in for my oil changes because it’s too hard to reach the spots to change filter by myself. Thanks!
I take it to a garage to get my oil changed
We usually take it to jiffy lube
My husband does them at a friend’s garage
My hubby usually changes our oil.
My husband takes our van to a station in town for an oil change.
I’ve never changed my own oil. I always take it in for stuff like that.
We take our car to the shop, but I would love to learn how to do them myself!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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My husband usually takes care of it (every 3 months).
we take it to the shop.
i take it somewhere i wouldnt be able to do it myself…
I take it to the dealership
I take the car for oil changes – thank you.
It all depends. If I wait till the last minute I will go home and my dad or one of my brothers will change it for me. Otherwise I get it done in a shop.
We take it to a shop.
I take it to a shop.
take it in
We have done both.
Thanks for the chance.
My husband changes the oil on both our vehicles.
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my husband is a mechanic so he does it 🙂
My husband does our oil changes most of the time.
My husband does it or we take it to a drop in oil change business.
I take it to get it done
My husband changes the oil in my car.
I take it to a shop.
It goes to the shop!
my sons change my oil and filter