Why is it important to check the oil before an oil change?

Why is it important to check the oil before an oil change? Welcome to Mercie J Auto Care where compassion and craftsmanship come together. I'm Rick Smith, master certified technician. First of all, let me help you understand, as our cars are advancing, we’re trying to have the least amount of friction within the engine that we can. So a lot of manufacturers are using low tension piston rings, which now allow some oil to go past the rings and get burned, so we can burn and use oil in between oil changes. So it is important to check it regularly. The reason we check it every time when you come in to Mercie J is because we want to know how fast you’re burning oil. So if we're we’re checking your oil every time before we change it, then we know if you burned any since last time we saw you. That’s important so that we know, we don’t want you to run out of oil at some point. So it’s a way of measuring how fast you’re using oil to know if we have a problem or if we just need to be a little more diligent. This can save you from major engine repairs and should be done by any auto repair shop you are taking your vehicle to. I hope informational and until next time, safe travels and blessings to you.