You ask for an oil and filter change. Check that they are happy to accept the coupon before you give them the job. That's all that they need to know. It pays to take the car in hot as the old oil drains better when hot which removes more contaminants. You should learn the basics of how to check fluid levels under the hood as this is very important. See if there is a short course on car maintenance at a nearby college.

All you have to do is ask for an oil change. They have all the info they need on the proper oil and volumes for your vehicle. If you have no particular preferences, they'll just use OEM quality oil and filters.

all you can say is change the oil and that mean oil change and filter is one price round 25.00dolars

They make ask what type of oil you want. (synthetic or normal)

They might ask what viscosity you want Ask for 5w-30

I recently bought a car from a relative who moved out of country. I know the car is due for an oil change because there's a sticker on the windshield saying when. I don't really know anything about this car, and I've never changed my oil as this is my first car. I have a coupon to both Midas and Valvoline for a 20$ oil change.

I don't really want to go there completely uninformed and have them ask questions about my car that I don't know. So what type of information should I know before I go?