What does a good oil-change package include?

An oil change is often treated as a simple “drain and pour” task. Yet a well-done service is a set of elements that together really protect the engine. Here’s what a proper package should cover.

The right oil and filter

The basis is oil compliant with the manufacturer’s approval and a new oil filter changed together with it. The filter is replaced at every change — saving on it is an illusory gain.

A new plug washer

An often-skipped detail: the single-use washer of the drain plug. Reusing the old one is the most common cause of a leak right after a change.

Checks and small tasks

• Oil selected to the car’s specification, not “whatever was there”
• A new oil filter and a new plug washer
• Tightening the plug to the correct torque
• Checking the level once warm and inspecting for leaks
• Resetting the service indicator if the car allows it
• Taking away and disposing of the used oil and filter

Resetting the service reminder and legal waste disposal are things that are easy to forget when changing the oil yourself.

A good oil-change package is oil with an approval, a filter, a new washer, checks and disposal — not just the contents of the canister.

One call-out, a full set of tasks

In our FULL PACKAGE we carry out the whole thing at your address: oil selection, a change with the filter, checks and disposal. Check the scope and prices in the price list.