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By checking the owner's manual in your glove box, it is easy to find out when your car should be properly serviced. The majority of owners' manuals recommend changing the oil every 3,000 miles if the vehicle is driven under severe conditions. This is because the additives in the motor oil become depleted, leaving engines without necessary protection. Oil also thickens over time. The oil's increasing viscosity can lead to a poor cold-start lubrication performance as well as a drop in fuel economy. How quickly all this happens depends on what type of driver you are. auto nation Obviously, if you are a severe driver, it is even more important to change your oil regularly. A properly performing motor oil protects the engine, increases the car's fuel economy and helps to guarantee its overall performance. Your manual will also contain information about other critical components of servicing and preventive maintenance, such as your oil and air filters, engine cooling system, and other vital fluids.
According to the Pennzoil-Quaker State Company/Harris Interactive Poll, most people either do not read the manuals often enough or misinterpret the information. Younger drivers are even less likely to consult their owner's manual than their older counterparts, according to the survey. Both male and female drivers 55 years of age or older reference their manuals much more frequently than do younger drivers. auto nation
``For National Car Care Month and beyond, we advocate just good overall general maintenance,'' said Donna Wagner, director of the Car Care Council, ``Open your owner's manual, read it, and find out what it is you need to do to take care of your car.''
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive (Nasdaq: HPOL - news), is a worldwide market research, polling and consulting firm. It is best known for The Harris Poll and its pioneering use of the Internet to conduct scientifically accurate market research. The Harris Interactive Internet-based forecasts for the 2000 election were the most accurate in the history of the polling industry. With expertise in pharmaceutical, health care, automotive, finance, ecommerce, technology, consumer package goods and other markets, the firm has spent 45 years providing its clients with custom, multi-client and service bureau research. auto nation In February 2001, the Company acquired the custom research group of Yankelovich Partners, a leading consultative marketing and opinion research firm. Through its U.S. and Global Network offices, Harris Interactive conducts international research in multiple, localized languages. Harris Interactive currently maintains a database of more than 7 million online panelists - the largest of its kind. For more information about Harris Interactive, please visit the Company's website at www.harrisinteractive.com. EOE M/F/D/V
Jiffy Lube, located on more than 2,100 of the busiest street corners in America, is synonymous with convenient car care. The company pioneered the fast oil change industry in 1979 and today serves in excess of 29 million customers each year. Jiffy Lube International is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (NYSE:PZL - news), a leading worldwide automotive consumer products company, marketing more than 1,300 products with 20 leading brands in more than 90 countries. auto nation The top-ranked company in the Automotive Category in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 for the last four years, Jiffy Lube was ranked fourth in the magazine's Top 10 franchises for this year. The company recently earned the American Marketing Association's Crystal Award for its vehicle safety awareness program.
1 The Pennzoil-Quaker State Company/Harris Interactive Poll was conducted online within the United States from February 27-March 1, 2001, among a nationwide cross section of 3,345 adults. Figures for age, sex, race, education, region, and income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. The margin of error is +/- 2 percentage points.

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