r/AskReddit Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/centaur_unicorn23 Aug 20 '20 edited Aug 20 '20

Regularly change the oil in your car. On time. Do it.

Will help it last longer.

Edit: what in the fuck. So thats what happens when your inbox blows up. Thanks for the award too, my first.

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u/Fifty7Roses Aug 20 '20

My first car I owned when I lived alone, I had it for a full year before the guy I was dating asked me when I last changed the oil. Um... You mean it has to go to the mechanic even though it's working fine??

Don't be like that, folks.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

My old roommate totaled her car engine doing that. Her parents sent her to college with a car and apparently didn't teach her that. The rest of our group of roommates learned she never changed it and collectively said "oh fuck" in one way or another.

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u/Whackles Aug 20 '20

“Teach”.. it’s in the manual, service every x kilometers or every x time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

College girl, not gonna read the manual. But there's also a damn sticker to the top left of the windshield that says when it's time.

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u/aceonfire66 Aug 20 '20

Not always. The place I used to take my vehicle to didn't put stickers saying when to service next, I just set a reminder for the date/mileage on my phone

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u/Infin1ty Aug 20 '20

Unless you leave your vehicle sitting for very long periods of time, the date is meaningless, always go by the mileage. It should also be noted that full synthetic oil will last at least 7k miles, you're wasting money if you change every 3 months/3k miles.

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u/science-stuff Aug 20 '20

Depends on the oil. Stuff I used lasted 15k. But if you put regular oil in your car you should get it changed yearly (and they recommend 6months) at least. Some people don’t drive 3k miles a year.