Informative Speech On Car Oil

I. Introduction

a) You’re driving down the road when you notice a light turn on your dashboard; it’s your change oil light. As you keep driving thinking about whether or not you want to cause you don’t want to mess up your car. Throughout many years oil change shops recommended an oil change every 3000 to 5000 miles because substances like dust, metallic shaving, and even antifreeze get whipped into the oil forming sludge; which will stick to parts of your engine, causing engine failure. b) When you pull over to a mechanic shop and ask them how much they charge for an oil change. You leave shocked by the 50 dollar charge thinking bout all the other ways you could have spent them 50 bucks wisely or at your convenience. Well now I’m
(Transition)-Now let’s start with the simplest thing, gathering your materials...

II. Body

a) Gathering the equipment 1. First of all you will need to see the owner’s manual for information on what kind of oil your car motor needs and go to your nearest car part suppliers to buy the oil, oil filter and an oil pan. 2. You will need a jack to be able to work safely under the car a) You can use a jack with two safety jack stands b) You can also use car ramps to prop your car up. 3. You also need the socket wrench to remove the drain plug, an oil filter wrench and a funnel to avoid a mess when adding the new oil. 4. You also need an oil pan and some old rags for and spills.
(Transition)-Now that you have all the materials let’s get to changing that
1. First you need let the car heat up a bit to get the oil warm. Then you need to lift your car ether with jack and stands or the car ramps. Then you prop open the hood and remove the oil cap off so the oil will flow out easier. 2. Now that you have done that get under the car locate the drain plug. Find the proper size socket to remove the drain plug. Place the oil pan on the floor so the oil will land directly on the pan and not on the floor creating a mess and stains. Remove the drain plug by using the socket counter clock wise: let the oil finish dripping, replace the drain plug clockwise using the socket, and slowly take the oil pan out from under the car for appropriate dispose later.
*optional*(before replacing the drain plug you may want to add a little bit of oil so that it will remove any remaining oil). 3. Now locate you oil filter and using the oil filter remover slowly loosen the oil filter, once you have loosened the oil filter you may be able to completely remove it using your hands.
(Transition)-Now that we have removed the oil and filter you are now ready to apply new oil and a new filter. c) Replacing everything, clean