if you hit your time limit (usually a year), are hard on your engine, or can’t get the correct high-mileage oil–then change it sooner. As I previously wrote, oil tech has changed. Old-school ...

I once had an oil pan with an “Exxon Valdez” sticker. Partly a joke, it reminded me to be careful when changing motor oil. Put the pan in the wrong place, drop the oil filter, or get ...