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Originally Posted by Navy Blue

as a younger guy i really didnt know much about cars til about 2 years ago i started learning parts, what they do,.. until 1 year ago i started checking my car's oil regularly, rotating my own tires, its simple stuff that shops charge alot for, i'm in the proccess of learning to change my brakes, they say its easy, but i wanna make sure, theese are the brakes after all..if i screw up it could be bad, but staying with the thread, when my oil starts getting dirtier or darker i give it a few more miles, when i see its a bit darker i change it, theres alot of construction by my house on main roads i use, so my oil gets dirty fast, air filter too, so i can'y really wait for my light to come on as instructed in the manual, i just change my oil and filter when i see its time to.

Right, when you can see the dirt in the oil...... dont wait for long. If I can see the oil getting darker, I change it or get it changed asap.