Engine Oil and Filter Change

Mobile engine oil and filter change at your home or office, using oil that meets your manufacturer specification.

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Typical Duration 1 hour

We drain the engine oil, fit a new oil filter and sump plug washer, refill with oil meeting your manufacturer specification, run the engine and recheck the level, and inspect the underbonnet fluids, belts and hoses.

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At your home or office
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6-month, 6000km warranty

The Most Trusted Mobile Engine Oil and Filter Change

An oil and filter change is the single most valuable hour of maintenance a car receives. Fresh oil restores the additive package that holds soot in suspension, protects against corrosion and carries heat away from the bearings, and a new filter catches what the oil picks up next. Michanic carries out oil and filter changes at your home or office, using oil that carries the approval your engine actually requires rather than whatever is on offer.

Why Choose Our Mobile Engine Oil and Filter Change Services?

  1. Correct Specification:
    Modern engines specify a viscosity and a manufacturer approval, and engines with a particulate filter need low ash oil. Using the wrong grade causes real damage over time.
  2. Filter Always Replaced:
    The filter is changed with the oil, every time. Fresh oil pushed through a loaded filter is a false economy.
  3. Level Checked Properly:
    The level is confirmed after the engine has run and the filter has filled, which is the only reading that means anything.
  4. No Workshop Trip:
    An hour on your driveway instead of half a day built around a booking.

Why We are the Best Choice for Mobile Engine Oil and Filter Change

  • Sump Plug Treated Properly:
    A new washer is fitted and the plug torqued to figure, which is what prevents the slow weep that follows a rushed change.
  • Old Oil Inspected:
    Oil that comes out milky, gritty or smelling of fuel tells you something. We look at it rather than just draining it.
  • Underbonnet Check Included:
    Coolant, brake fluid, belts, hoses and visible leaks are checked while the bonnet is open.
  • Licensed Disposal:
    Used oil and filters leave with us and go to licensed disposal, never into a drain.

Oil degrades in two ways at once. The base oil thins with heat and shear, and the additives that do most of the protective work are consumed as they neutralise acids and hold combustion soot in suspension. Once those additives are spent, soot drops out and forms sludge, which blocks the narrow oil ways feeding the camshafts and the turbocharger. That is why the interval matters more than the oil looking clean, and why a turbocharged engine run on tired oil fails at the turbo long before the engine itself complains.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How often should engine oil be changed?
    Most modern cars call for it annually or every ten to fifteen thousand kilometres, whichever comes first. Cars doing mostly short trips benefit from shorter intervals, because oil that never reaches full temperature accumulates fuel and moisture.
  • Does the oil filter need changing every time?
    Yes. The filter holds what the oil has collected, so fitting fresh oil to a loaded filter contaminates it almost immediately. They are a single job rather than two options.
  • What happens if I use the wrong grade of oil?
    Too thick and it will not reach the bearings quickly enough on a cold start; too thin and the film breaks down under load. On engines with a particulate filter, oil without the correct low ash approval clogs the filter permanently.
  • Why is my oil level rising instead of dropping?
    On a diesel that usually means fuel dilution from repeated failed particulate filter regenerations. It can also indicate coolant entering the sump. Either way it needs diagnosis rather than simply draining off the excess.
  • Is synthetic oil worth it?
    If your engine specifies it, it is not optional. Synthetic oils hold their viscosity better at temperature extremes and resist breakdown longer, which matters most on turbocharged engines and on any engine with extended service intervals.