If gasoline is the food of an internal combustion engine, motor oil is the lifeblood. Without fully functioning, fresh, clean motor oil, your car’s engine will rapidly undergo significant wear and tear and might even break down. The ideal frequency for changing oil varies somewhat from driver to driver. You can ask a trusted technician at your local Chevy dealership to arrange a suitable oil change schedule for you and your car.
With modern synthetic motor oil, most drivers should have it refreshed every 7,500 to 10,000 miles. Unless you drive a lot more or less frequently than average, this usually works out to twice a year. This means you can conveniently have your tires rotated and brakes inspected at the same time.
Follow Your Warranty’s Guidelines
If you have a valid powertrain warranty, it’s advisable to check the warranty’s stipulated schedule for refreshing your oil. If you stick to that schedule, you can keep your warranty valid, which provides peace of mind to many drivers.
By keeping the paperwork from each visit to the dealership, you not only have proof if you ever need to use your warranty, but you also have evidence to show how carefully you’ve looked after your car. This will help increase the resale value should you ever want to sell it in the future.
Take Your Driving Conditions Into Account
A minority of drivers will be putting their cars through severe driving conditions, causing their motor oil to wear down faster. Severe driving conditions include using rougher, dirtier, dustier roads, navigating heavy urban traffic, towing heavy trailers, and using your vehicle for regular short drivers of under five miles. If any of these conditions reflect your usual driving, you may need to have your oil refreshed more frequently than twice a year.
Pay Attention to Your Oil Life Indicator
Many modern cars have oil life indicators, which are designed to monitor road and driving conditions to calculate an up-to-date ballpark estimation as to when the oil should be changed. These indicators can reliably help drivers distinguish between normal and severe driving conditions. Also, when the oil’s running low or starting to degrade, your oil life indicator should let you know that it’s time to change your oil.
Ask Your Chevy Dealer for Guidance
At the end of the day, it’s best to turn to the professionals when working out something as important as when to have your oil refreshed. A technician at your local dealership can inspect your oil, set up a suitable servicing schedule, and then adjust and optimize your schedule as time passes.
Have your motor oil refreshed today at Toliver Brothers. Our local family-run full-service dealership has been providing the region’s drivers with great vehicles, maintenance, and repairs for over 60 years.
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