How Often Ur Car Needs An Oil Change...

How often your car needs an oil change depends on several factors, including the type of car you drive, how old your car is and the type of driving that you do. For years, car manufacturers and service stations recommended changing your car's oil every 3,000 miles (4,828 km). This is no longer the standard in most cases, however, and many people consider changing a car's oil that frequently to be wasteful and unnecessarily costly. Most experts recommend getting an oil change no more than every 5,000 to 8,000 miles (8,047 to 12,875 km), and some cars can go 20,000 miles (32,187 km) or more between oil changes. It is always a good idea to check the recommendations in your car owner's manual and pay attention to your car computer's diagnostic readings, if your car provides them.

Oil's Role in a Car Engine

Motor oil is used to lubricate the moving parts of automobile engines. It prevents the metal surfaces from grinding against each other and becoming worn or damaged from friction. Oil also prevents corrosion, helps cool the engine and helps keep the engine clean by soaking up the byproducts of combustion, such as silicon oxide.

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Factors that Affect Oil Life

When a car's oil becomes contaminated or begins to break down, it will start to do its job less effectively and should be changed. How long it takes before this is necessary can vary. Different types of cars can have different engines that will use oil differently, so they might need oil changes at different intervals. A car that has an older, less efficient engine likely will need an oil change more frequently than a newer car that has a more advanced engine.

Another factor is the type of driving that you do. Taking short drives, driving in stop-and-go traffic or using your car to tow something, such as a trailer or another vehicle, might shorten the life of your car's oil. If you often drive in temperatures of more than 90° Fahrenheit (32.2° Celsius) or less than 10° Fahrenheit (minus-12.2° Celsius), or if you often drive in extremely humid weather, you also might need to change your car's oil more often. If your car has a computer that automatically monitors its oil system, it likely will tell you how much life your oil has remaining and when it is necessary to change the oil.

Oil Changes

An oil change usually is a relatively simple and inexpensive procedure. There are many oil-change stations that specialize in this service, and some of them do not require you to make an appointment. You also can learn how to change your oil yourself to save a little money, but you should make sure to do it properly, because driving your car without enough oil can ruin the engine. Also, it is important to make sure that your car has the right kind of oil. Your car owner's manual should provide recommendations for the best oil to use.

When to Change the Oil

Check your car owner's manual to see the manufacturer's recommendations for how often you should get an oil change. Keep in mind that these recommendations often are based on severe driving conditions — such as short trips in stop-and-go traffic during very hot weather — so you might consider them to be the maximum frequency for oil changes. For example, if the manual says to change the oil every 5,000 miles (8,047 km), you likely do not need to change it before that distance, and you might even be able to wait until you have driven about 8,000 or 10,000 miles (12,875 or 16,093 km). On the other hand, if you have a car that sits unused for months at a time, you might have to ignore distances and have the oil changed at least once a year or so.

The Old Standard

The recommendation to change a car's oil every three months or 3,000 miles (4,828 km) is no longer considered the best practice for modern cars and oils. Getting an oil change before it is necessary wastes oil and increases the cost of maintaining the vehicle. Many service shops still use this recommendation, however, and critics say that this is done only to increase business, without regard to whether such frequent oil changes are necessary.

In some cases, companies offer leases or loans on new cars with service agreements that allow the owner to have the oil changed and have routine maintenance done for free or for a low cost. Additionally, a leased car agreement or warranty might specify that the car owner must abide by normal servicing requirements. In those cases, it might be necessary to have the oil changed every 3,000 miles (4,828 km) to avoid paying additional fees or voiding the warranty.

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Defence ministry's multi-billion deal involving Sapura questioned

Aug 19: Parti Keadilan Rakyat today questioned a deal between the Defence ministry and private telecomunication firm Sapura Secured Technologies worth billions of ringgit to improve the armed forces' NCO programme, saying a similar system was already in place.

PKR communication director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the NCO programme, meant to integrate applications, control systems as well as weaponry would cost RM2 billion in the course of several years.

“We understand that ATM already has a similar system in place developed a few years back. Furthermore, the project had drawn flak from the entire ATM officers themselves, and their concern has been ignored by those who instructed the project to be continued," he stated.

Adding to the worry is the fact that the contract was being negotiated directly with Sapura, said Nik Nazmi, who added that Sapura did not possess the technical expertise to implement the project.

“Their ability to fulfill this project should rightly be questioned,” he said.

He said until a full inquiry is established to determine the need for a new system, any such negotiation with Sapura should be stopped.

“If the NCO programme is proven as a necessity for ATM, the Defence Ministry must choose the most qualified party to implement the project through open tender,” said Nik Nazmi.

Sapura Secured Technologies, an amalgamation of six Sapura subsidiaries which includes Sapura Defence, Sapura Research, Sapura-LTAT Communications Technologies, Sapura Transmission, Sapura Advanced Systems and Sapura Thales Electronics, is headed by Rodzlan Akib Abu Bakar.

In 2007, the company denied that it was in discussion to supply 3,000 surveillance cameras to the government in a contract said to be worth RM1 billion.

The Malaysian market in the first six months of 2012

The total number of new vehicles registered in Malaysia for the first six months of 2012 was 301,224 units, an increase of 4,021 units or 1.4% higher than for the same period in 2011. This increase in the Total Industry Volume (TIV) occurred in spite of the fact that other than for February, the monthly sales in the first four months of the year had been consistently lower than the same months in the previous year.

Elaborating on the challenging situation faced by the industry this year, Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) President, Datuk Aishah Ahmad, said that two main factors inhibited sales. The first was continued disruption in the supply chain that had been caused by the massive floods in Thailand during the last quarter of 2011. Though things began to improve from the end of the year, parts supplies were still limited during the first quarter of 2012 and Honda, in particular, did not resume local assembly operations till April.

The other factor which affected sales, especially at the lower end of the market, was the tightening of the high-purchase (H-P) loan approval process which was instructed by Bank Negara at the beginning of the year. Many purchasers found difficulty in obtaining loans or the processing took longer, affecting not only the dealers but also some assembly plants.

A Peugeot 207 Sedan being assembled at Naza Automotive Manufacturing in Kedah. Visit www.peugeot.com.my to know more about this model

Datuk Aishah said that the situation improved after April as the various parties held discussions with Bank Negara to resolve the problem and consumers also adjusted to the stricter requirements.

In the Passenger Vehicle category, passenger cars accounted for 265,855 units or 88% of the TIV, almost the same as last year. Commercial vehicle registrations (including pick-ups, which account for 68%) rose by 12.1% to 35,369 units.

The Total Production Volume of 282,060 units was 8,661 units higher than the same period in 2011. However, a closer look shows that Passenger Vehicle production had declined by 1,992 units while Commercial Vehicle production rose by 10,653 units (50%). The jump in the numbers was due to an 80.8% increase in the assembly of pick-ups.

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“The TIV has been rising in May and June and we believe the upward trend will likely continue for the next few months, especially with the festive season starting,” said Datuk Aishah. However, she said that the association still expects the second half of 2012 to be challenging as Bank Negara has projected a lower economic growth rate.

Nevertheless, the MAA maintains its original forecast for the whole of 2012 which is 615,000 units or 2.5% higher than in 2011.

Of this, Passenger Vehicles are expected to account for 547,000 units and Commercial Vehicles, 68,000 units. Growth of the TIV over the next few years is projected at around 2% a year and in 2016, the TIV is forecast to be 669,000 units

The MAA also issued sales data from other ASEAN markets for the first five months of 2012. Malaysia ranked No. 3 after Thailand which reported 483,052 units, and Indonesia which reported 433,527 units.

When asked about the Competition Act issue which has caused some MAA members to stop providing their historical sales data to the association – something which has been done for over 40 years – Datuk Aishah said that the matter is being handled by lawyers to obtain exemption from the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC). She remarked that the recent statements made by the MyCC regarding the sharing of data as being against the Competition Act were incorrect.

“It was stated by an MyCC official that as a result of such sharing of data, parts prices will go up. I find it hard to understand how parts dealers would use the data and decide that their prices should be raised!” she said.

“The MAA is an association, not a cartel,” she stressed, “and we have been compiling sales data from our members and making the data available to all members and subscribers. The data is historical in nature, not forecasts, and it allows every company to have a better idea of market trends. Such information will encourage competition, which is what the Competition Act aims to achieve,” she explained.

Datuk Dr. Ang Bon Beng, a MAA Vice-President and also Executive Director of Edaran Tan Chong Motor added: “By submitting our data to the MAA, we are being transparent and I believe that is how business should be done. If data is not made known, then we would not be transparent and isn’t that wrong?”

“We do not ‘fix’ prices as we are all competitors. If we know that our competitors are doing better than us in a certain segment, then we would find ways to challenge them and that generates competition. So why should the sharing of such data be stopped?” he asked in puzzlement.

Datuk Aishah also said that the MAA had checked with associations in other countries such as the USA, India, Japan and Australia, and found that the data they receive from their members is detailed, just as it has always been in Malaysia until this year. “Bear in mind that these countries implemented a similar Competition Act earlier than Malaysia and they do not have such issues as sharing of historical sales data being an offence,” she said.

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Frost & Sullivan is maintaining Malaysia's total vehicle sales forecast of 612,000 units for this year. Mr. Kavan Mukhtyar, Partner & Head of the Automotive & Transportation Practice, Asia Pacific at Frost & Sullivan said that Frost & Sullivan is maintaining its forecast as it is still achievable despite the stricter lending guidelines by Bank Negara Malaysia.

He added that the stricter lending rules mostly impacted entry-level vehicles such as Perodua Viva and Proton Saga. However, the impact is expected to be reduced as automakers step up marketing and sales campaigns such as giving higher discounts and implementing pre-screening approval process for hire purchase loans to entice consumers, he said.

He added that the rejection rate for loan applications for new vehicles has reduced since May 2012 as dealers and banks are getting used to the stricter lending guidelines, and are working together to shorten the process and makes it easier for consumers.

Mr. Mukhtyar also said that hybrid cars will continue to be in demand due to attractive incentives given by the Government. He also expects the upcoming review of the National Automotive Policy to provide more incentives for hybrid cars.

He said that the D-segment (premium & large sedans) will be the fastest growing segment, increasing 30 per cent year-on-year to 36,058 units in 2012, driven by catch-up sales from the new Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, new variant launches and high demand for luxury cars such as BMW and Mercedes Benz.

Mr. Mukhtyar said that the C-segment (mid-sized sedans) is likely to grow 5 per cent year-on-year to 234,482 units in 2012, making it the largest contributor to the total vehicle sales in Malaysia, accounting for about 38.3 per cent.