Antifreeze in your Coolant is critical in the Winter Whether we like it or not, cold winters are part of life in Saskatchewan.  When preparing for the brutality of winter, think about the coolant in your vehicle. Yes coolant. It may sound odd that coolant would be important in the coolest part of the year, but it is critical to your vehicle’s winter performance. What does antifreeze or coolant do? Coolant, often called antifreeze, is the...

The snow might not be flying yet, but it doesn’t hurt to get a head start on preparing your vehicle for winter.  Here are some tips compliments of our Facebook fans and the experts here at Great Canadian Oil Change.   Items to PUT IN YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE WINTER Stock your vehicle with these items for winter: Winter survival kit.  Suggested items include candles, a blanket or thermal blanket, winter gloves and toques, energy bars,...

If I am using conventional oil in my vehicle, can I switch to synthetic at any time? According to Valvoline, the answer to this is yes, you can.  It is absolutely safe to change to a synthetic oil at any time.  As a bonus, you likely will gain some enhanced performance. How about the reverse?  Are there any problems with switching TO conventional oil FROM synthetic oil? Surprisingly, Valvoline says that the reverse in not necessarily as...