 Earl Glanshaw, foreman here at Township Chevrolet with another edition of Tech Talk. I'm here with Colton Page He's one of our Express Bay technicians Funny enough, he's doing an oil change and that's what you guys voted on in our Facebook page for what we should talk about next So here we are. I guess the question is why we do oil changes? So first thing we should talk about is what the oil does in your engine It helps lubricate the parts that would normally wear or seize up without the oil So it helps with wear Lubricates it so everything runs with as little friction as we can which means it's going to last longer It also helps with heat The oil obviously all those parts in there generate a lot of heat and the oil helps control the heat by taking the heat away And to the base pan where the engine cools that some cars have oil coolers which helps out It also helps carry the debris Metal filings that do come off the parts that do make contact in the bearing material and stuff inside the engine And it takes that to the filter system or to the engine oil filter itself where it gets collected there And then obviously the oil filters changed out and new filter goes in so Some of the main things you got to make sure is you got to follow manufacturer's specifications when it comes to viscosity or all is really important and whether or not your manufacturer requires you to use either standard oil Synthetic blend or a full synthetic oil It's something you got to keep in mind and obviously make sure your engine oil is at the right level Every engine no matter if it's a brand new car burns some amount of oil There's always a little bit of an oil film inside the cylinder whenever the piston comes down So when there's an explosion in there and your spark plug lights off You're going to have a slight amount of oil burn. So it's always good no matter if your car is new or not to check your oil And obviously get your oil changes done when your manufacturer recommends whether it be 5000 8000 10000 or sometimes even 12000 and having said that if you're using synthetic oil in your car and You're putting on the full recommended mileage if you're going to go to 10,000 kilometers some manufacturers even 12,000 and push that limit you want to make sure you get a quality filter on there because if you've got an engine oil That's fantastic and a poor filter that's going to break down after five or six thousand kilometers Well, and all that debris and sludge and and stuff gets back into the engine anyway, so Key things oil changes done on time is going to Viscosity oil is going to be great. It's going to keep heat down. It's going to keep wear down It's going to make your engine last longer It's going to help with fuel economy because it's going to lubricate the parts like it should it's not Well, it's not broke down. So it's going to you get your engine going to run a lot freer down the road And to with the right viscosity cold engine starts a lot of the oils in the cars these days are Getting a lot thinner and the reason why they're doing that oil oil tolerances or the clearance between the metal parts Where the oil sits is obviously getting tighter and you've also got You want the oil to get to those moving parts quicker. So it's sitting in your base pan You start your coal engine first thing in the morning Heavier thicker oil like a 10 30 they used to use years ago or even thicker Takes a long time for that oil to get up to the top of the engine to lubricate things like Lifters push rods all that kind of stuff valve train area and time and change where the thinner rolls gets up there real quick So oil change one of the most important maintenance things you can do We have Express Bay here. We're Colton works It's we're open seven to seven Monday to Saturday no appointment necessary just pulling the drive through there We'll some it'll meet you in our drive-through and we'll get you fixed up and get you in it as quick as you can so It's not a real inconvenience for it. So that's another edition of tech talk any other suggestions just drop in the comments below or You know share it on the Facebook page make a comment there and Yeah, I might do another poll so if you see one of those come up Participate for sure and vote on which one you want to talk about and Like I said another edition of tech talk and look forward to seeing you all