One of the most important aspects of keeping your car running right is the clean engine oil in your Orlando Toyota. If you bring your car into our Orlando auto service center regularly to get oil changes you should not have anything to worry about. However, if you don't, you should be. You need engine oil to keep your engine cool and to keep all of its moving parts lubricated so that it can last as long and as efficiently as possible. Keeping your engine oil clean is crucial to keeping your vehicle in good condition.
Our Orlando Toyota specialist warns you that when oil circulates through your engine, it will pick up dirt, debris, and grime. If you don't change it over time, your engine is more likely to have major problems due to the engine oil becoming thick, dirty, and incapable of doing its job. So the question is - How do you know if engine oil is dirty? Our Orlando Toyota Team will share how you know that your oil needs to be changed.
Orlando Toyota Techs Teach You About an Engine Oil Change
To determine if your car's oil is dirty or not, you need to know how to check it. You can do it by following these steps according to our Orlando techs:
Let the car cool for a minute (trust us, it'll make it more pleasant under the hood).
Check the engine oil dipstick, which is usually located in the center of the engine
Take out the dipstick and inspect the oil.
When looking at the dipstick, the engine oil should be between the two tick marks.
It’s time to take a closer look at the oil itself. It should be dirt- and debris-free and a tan, caramel hue in color.
Now that our Orlando Toyota technicians have taught you how to check engine oil, it's time to figure out whether it's dirty or not. The following are signs you need an oil change, according to our Toyota of Orlando service experts:
If you see dirt and debris in the oil - like, chunks of it, this is a sign that the oil should be changed.
A sign that you need an engine oil change is that the oil color is dark brown or black. The best color suggested by our Orlando experts is a honey-to-dark honey color.
You should be concerned if the exhaust is putting out smoke.
You can smell oil inside of your Orlando Toyota's cabin while you're driving.
You hear knocking sounds or your Orlando Toyota is making unusually loud sounds. Our Orlando specialist suggests you let us take a look under the hood no matter your self-diagnostic.
Schedule an engine oil change with our Toyota service center
Need to schedule? Call us for an Orlando oil change today. We're open seven days a week at (407) 298-0001 and we're conveniently located just off I-4 near the Millenia Mall at 3575 Vineland Road. Schedule online, on the phone, or just stop by!