Car maintenance can often be expensive for car owners. It’s hard trying to keep up with the well-known maintenances required for vehicles. Once we have our services completed, the mechanic always seems ready to inform us of other maintenance services we should have done in the near future.

With all of these recommendations at the service desk, it is important to know which are lies you’re probably being told about car maintenance. Here is what you should know, according to The Simple Dollar. 

When to change your oil

For years, we have been under the impression that your oil change should be around 3,000 miles or every 3 months, depending on which comes first. Mechanics and service center technicians suggest that the oil will break down with either usage or time.

With the most recent makes and models, oil changes have the ability to last longer, up to 10,000 miles. Because of this, some cars have the potential to have an oil change only once or twice a year if they do not drive as frequent as others. For car owners who have been committed to the three-month rule, they are spending more money on maintenance than is necessary. 

No need for nitrogen

Have you been adamant to ensure that your tires are filled with nitrogen for performance? The use of nitrogen in car tires is something that was believed for the last several decades to maintain pressure in the tires. If you are a frequent user of nitrogen, recent discoveries will have you saving some money. 

While there is some benefit to nitrogen in your tires, the difference in loading this gas in your tires as opposed to natural air is minimal. If both nitrogen and natural air are placed in the tire at the same time, then the small benefits provided by the nitrogen are eliminated.

Stop flushing transmission fluid

Previously, mechanics encouraged car owners to flush their transmission fluid periodically as a way to ensure that the transmission would be operating thoroughly and prolong its lifespan. Every 50,000 miles or 3 years, car owners were encouraged to have the fluid flushed depending on which came first. 

In more recent years, manufacturers have moved to a stronger transmission fluid that is known as the lifetime fluid or 100,000-mile fluid. With the new transmission fluid being strong enough to last 100,000 miles or more, the flush would only be necessary on an average of six to seven years for most car owners, which is on average their lifetime with the car.

For those who drive their car more often, you may be looking at flushing the fluid more regularly. But you do not need to do it before approaching 100,000 miles on your car. 

Move forward with car maintenance

Despite the need for consistent care maintenance for any car make and model, there are some services that are just not required as often as they used to be.

Over time there have been developments and manufacturers have improved the fluids and parts to withstand longer lifespans. This is because car owners drive further in their cars today than before. The biggest lie that can cost a car owner is the oil change frequency. Others include the need for nitrogen in the tire, as well as frequent transmission fluid flushing.

Refer to your car’s manual to determine what the manufacturer recommends as the best maintenance for any service, especially if you think the information may be being stretched by a mechanic.