The Simplest Thing That Could Kill Your Car

We are all trying to cut corners to save a buck these days

. Tweaking your policy to lower car insurance costs is definitely high on the list of things of you can do to save money. However, as easy as lowering car insurance costs is, there is still an even simpler thing that you have to do with your car to avoid catastrophic costs.

How Long Can You Put Off An Oil Change?

Believe it or not, car experts agree that you can delay an oil change if you are currently following a 3,000 mile maintenance schedule. Extending to a 5,000 mile schedule is safe for newer vehicles and some manufacturers have moved to a 10,000 mile oil change schedule. For example, Lexus has notified owners of some of its models that they can ignore the 5,000 mile oil change schedule printed in their owner's manual and extend it to 10,000 miles.

Excuse me, but do you have a spare $9,000 laying around? Didn't think so. If you roll the dice and delay an oil change on your car for too long, that's how much you might be facing to fix the problem. And there is nothing that your car insurance can do to solve it.

When you allow oil levels to drop that allows dirty oil to remain in your engine. Here is what happens, the metals that the oil is supposed to lubricate to avoid friction will fuse together because of the heat. Imagine driving a car worth $5,000 and blowing off the oil change. Once your engine seizes up, you will be between a rock and a hard place and the car won't move. The repair bill will be higher than the total value of your car. Suddenly you will be faced with the decision of buying a new engine, a new car or switching to another mode of transportation if you can't afford options one or two.

Don't Be A Dipstick, Just Use One

Even if you have a hard time telling your hood from your trunk, do yourself a favor and teach yourself how to check the oil dipstick. It's easy. Really easy. And it can save you thousands of dollars. When you check the oil dipstick, first wipe it clean with a rag, because the oil has been flowing around. Reinsert the oil dipstick and after you pull it out the second time, check the level. Your dipstick should be covered to an engraved line and, if the level is low or if the oil looks thick and chunky, like tar, your car is close to death. Stop your life and immediately get an oil change before you do anything else.

by: Nathan Randall

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