There are a few reasons oil change vendors put that reminder sticker on your windshield after they service your car.
There’s the obvious, they want your repeating business, but regular oil changes keep your car’s engine running at smooth and clean, reducing emissions into the environment and keeping all those moving parts moving smoothly.
Tom Olding, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, put 1 million miles on his Dodge pickup truck and said the first step to increased longevity is a routine oil change regimen.
The key to getting good mileage in any vehicle is regular oil changes, Olding said in an article by the Daily Standard, Celina, Ohio.
"If you don't do anything else, get the oil changed. I do mine myself after every 8,000 miles, or before and after every trip to California which is 9,000 miles,"
Olding said he never had to rebuild the original diesel engine. A diesel engine will last longer than an unleaded fuel engine, but 1 million miles, for any vehicle, is a feat worth boasting.
With auto loans and lease options, you may finish paying off your car just in time to need a new one. You can beat the rap with regularly scheduled maintenance, starting with the oil change.
Maybe there’s more value to those little reminder stickers than we thought.