Friday, October 11, 2013

Dirty Engine Oil Recycling & You

Dirty Engine Oil Recycling & You

By Pat W. Martin


The basic steps about removing your oil filter and draining your old oil have been performed so now, what are the next steps? Are you going to leave your car without any oil or replace it with a safe and new one along with its oil filter? May be, most drivers will do the latter part of the question. To start with, you need to make sure that you have all your materials to use such as new oil filter and car oil, rags, funnel, adjustable screw and gasket. However, these are the materials that you already have when removing and draining the old oil so do not worry.

When removing and replacing removing and replacing your motor oil which has tons of miles or kilometers on it , there are some steps that you need to follow in order to be successful. It has a series of steps that a driver must do without any miss. To begin with, he should gather the needed materials such as oil filter wrench to unscrew the old filter and tighten the new one, adjustable wrench to manipulate the oil drain plug, a clean and large container to catch the old oil, oil drain gasket plug if you need it for your car, a funnel to facilitate the pouring of oil into the engine, a work light to see the underneath part of the vehicle and rags to wipe your dirty oil around the oil plug and dipstick.

When you have decided to change your oil and oil filter with a new one, do you know where on earth would you place your old car oil? Are you going to put this dirty stuff at your garage or leave it as it is? Are you going to reserve and reuse this as replacement for your current oil and vice verso? Are you planning to throw this away because you consider it as a junk? Actually, your decision is the most important thing to think of. As a good civilian of your country or an Eco-friendly car owner, what will be you decision?

To aid your decision making, you need to know some of the considerations that you can implement when thinking about your old car oil. Never dump the used oil onto the ground and leave it as normal garbage. Do not also flush it down a drain or canal because it can pollute your surroundings and cause diseases to neighborhood, but the best way to handle this problem is to seek for a funnel and clean disposable container. Using a funnel, pour the used oil into the container or bottle and secure it with lids or strong tapes. You can use any type of bottles such as washed soda or vinegar bottles.

The ninth step that you need to do is to turn off your engine and wait for five to six minutes to settle the oil into the oil pan. Remove the oil dipstick and wipe it with a clean rag. You need to check the oil level by dipping the stick again. Keep adding oil until the level of the stick reach the FULL line. Remove the drain pan and drive your car around then block for few times. Recheck the level of oil using your dipstick and assess your dashboard indicator as your last steps to perform.




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