Basic car maintenance should be pretty easy. Collins Auto Care of Houston, Texas aims to provide the services your car needs with as little hassle as possible. Owning a vehicle can be a challenge of knowing what your vehicle needs and when. One of the easiest ways to perform the right maintenance at the right time is to bring your vehicle to Collins Auto Care of Houston. We can help you understand your vehicle’s maintenance schedule and especially one of the most important, most basic items – your oil changes!
Why do I need an oil change?
The majority of vehicles on the road today are gasoline combustion engines. Gas engines have many moving metal parts that have oil lubrication to allow these fast moving parts to flow freely with minimal friction. Friction is bad for an engine. Your vehicle needs fresh oil every at least few thousand miles. Our ASE Certified Technicians can help with that and all your other car repairs. Let’s first give you an idea about when you need an oil change.
How can I tell I need an oil change?
Before they become high mileage vehicles of 100,000+ miles, most vehicles can be changed at steady intervals. Depending on the type of oil used, how you drive, and the weather, you can usually wait 3,000 miles before changing conventional oil. You might get 5,000 miles out of a synthetic oil in a newer vehicle if you don’t put alot of stress on your vehicle.
These numbers are not strict guidelines. Oil has the potential to be used faster than you expect. You should check your engine’s oil by opening the hood and checking the oil dipstick. If the oil is not a golden color and takes on shades of brown or black, the oil is no longer able do it’s job well and should be changed. Your vehicle also has an indicator, generally based on mileage and months, of when you should change your oil. While these indicators work in most situations, you should still monitor your oil level and cleanliness.
Bring your vehicle to us at Collins Auto Care and we can drain your oil, add fresh, clean oil, and change your filter. We do tire rotations too! These services are essential to making your vehicle last a long time while performing well.
About Us
Collins Auto Care is owned by Mike Collins. Our goal is to keep our local Houston residents going about their daily lives. We have rave reviews, and you’ll often see people from Spring, Texas telling you about our service too. Keeping your life in rhythm means providing some services that help busy folks, so we offer same day services as well as a rental car program and shuttle services. You also get a 36 month / 36,000 mile warranty for parts and service. We are located at 12125 Bammel North Houston Rd, Houston, TX 77066. You can call us at 281-645-5780 to make an appointment.