Don’t Know Much About….Oil Changes

Like most of our customers, what I know about motor oil is that my owner’s guide tells me that I have to change it every 5,000 miles.  If you’re like me, when someone starts talking about engine oil viscosity and acid neutralization, my eyes and ears start to glaze over, so in a nutshell, here’s what you need to know:

Ø    An oil and filter change involves draining oil motor oil and replacing it with a fresh filter and new motor oil.

Ø    Oil filters help protect your engine by trapping dirt and other contaminants while allowing the oil to flow to the engine.

Ø    Oil is a lubricant for your engine’s moving parts, but it breaks down over a period of time (or miles) and becomes less effective.

Ø    Without a good lubricant, parts of your vehicle’s engine rub together and wear each other out.

Ø    Over time, oil can become contaminated with dust, engine combustion byproducts and even water.  The greater the contamination, the greater the chance for engine component corrosion and wear.

Why Should Downeast Toyota Change my Oil?

**Factory Trained Technicians:  Only Toyota trained technicians will work on your vehicle’s engine.

**Quality Products: Changing your vehicle’s oil is one of the most important things you can do to prevent large, costly engine repairs, so we believe in the highest quality parts available:

Genuine Toyota Oil Filters are designed specifically for your Toyota engine.  Other filters are less effective at filtering dirt and other contaminants while allowing oil to flow to your engine.

Castrol engine oil products. Castrol engine oils meet and often exceed the industry’s highest standards for performance, saving you time and money in maintenance expenses, repair costs and downtime.

**Competitive Pricing:  We offer conventional oil changes from $25.95* and full synthetic oil changes on all Toyotas (including large SUVs and trucks) for $29.95*.

*After rebate.  Please click here for rebate information.