Other forms of general periodic servicing include regular oil change, which is procedural since changed oil degrades and gets diluted, increasing the rate of wear of the engine. Make sure that you have all the equipment you will need as well as adequate amount of paper, rags or newspapers for cleaning up wipe mix-ups. Leave it on a flat surface, switch on accessories so that the engine gets warmed up and then switch off the engine. Lift the car with jackstands and drain the oil into a container with placing the drain plug; remove the plug with the correct wrench avoiding contact with hot parts of the exhaust system. Let the old oil fall to the floor, to observe it for the presence of metal particles, and clean the drain plug before replacing it and tightening it to the necessary degree of torque. Place the drain pan directly below the oil filter and then unscrew it with a filter wrench anti-clockwise then.Base the drain pan beneath the oil filter, remove the filter with the help of a filter wrench and while doing it be prepared not to spill any oil. Remove the oil filter mounting surface and examine if there is any trace of the old gasket; examine the old filter next to the new one. Coat the gasket of the new filter with the engine oil and fit it into its seating, without the use of a wrench. After discontinuing the use of tools and rags, lower the vehicle and pour more new oil using funnel to minimize leakage and check on the dip stick. Turn the engine on, and look for oil leakages especially at the oil pan drain plug and filter whereby they should be tightened if they are loose. After 5 minutes touch the oil level again and add more oil if the level has reduced. Check for leakage and oil level few travels after the change of the oil. Make sure that the used oil is properly discarded and that it is removed only in an appropriate container to a recycling center, and never just poured onto the ground or drain.