An oil change replaces the engine oil and oil filter with the grade your manufacturer specifies, and resets the service reminder. In Khalifa City we do it by booking at your villa or car park where the car and the parking allow, and at our partner workshop when the job needs a lift. Either way you are told which oil is going in before the drain plug comes out.
Engine oil and filter changed to your car's specification, at home or workshop.
Where the job is done
Simple cases are done at your car in Khalifa City. Bigger jobs go to a partner workshop and the car is returned to you.
Send the make, model, year and engine. We check the required grade, such as 0W-20 or 5W-30, and the oil capacity.
Cars with easy access to the filter and sump can be done on your driveway. Cars with full undertrays or a filter buried in the engine bay, and compounds with rules against it, mean the workshop.
Old oil out while warm, new filter and washer on, fresh oil in to the correct level, then the engine is run and the level rechecked.
The reminder is reset and the date, mileage and oil grade are noted for you, so the next one is not guesswork.
Khalifa City driving is hard on oil in two ways: short school-run trips that never fully warm the engine, and long idling with the AC on in 45°C heat. Add airborne sand and most handbooks would class that as severe use, which means the shorter of the service intervals they list. Villa driveways are fine for a mobile change, while some compounds and basements do not allow it.
Simple cases are done at your car in Khalifa City. Bigger jobs go to a partner workshop and the car is returned to you.
We use the grade the engine was designed for, not whatever drum happens to be open.
At a home visit the oil arrives sealed and is opened in front of you.
Collection and return can be arranged when the job is done at the workshop.
Every oil change visit includes a free battery test. An engine that is harder to turn asks more of the starter, and a tired battery is the first thing to show it.
Most calls end with one of these. The technician tests first, so you only buy a battery when the old one has really failed.
Lights left on, or the car sat while you were away for three weeks. We boost it with a protected pack that is safe for modern electronics, then check the battery can still hold a charge.
A digital tester reads the battery's health, voltage and cranking power in about two minutes. You see the numbers on the screen before anyone talks about a new battery.
The right size and type for your car, brought to you and fitted. Radio and window settings are kept, the old battery goes for recycling and the warranty starts that day.
The vans work from inside Khalifa City, so every sector between the E10 and the Al Ain road is close. These are the places we get called to most.
We also cover the neighbourhoods around us. Drive times are from central Khalifa City in normal traffic.
Reviews from customers of our mobile battery teams in and around Khalifa City.
Khalid A.Nissan Patrol, Khalifa CityThe Patrol would only click on the morning of the school run. I sent my location on WhatsApp and the technician was at the villa in about half an hour. He tested the old battery first, showed me the reading, then changed it in the driveway.
Sarah M.Kia Sportage, Al Raha GardensCame back from three weeks away to a completely dead car. I assumed I needed a new battery, but the technician tested it and said it only needed a jump start and a proper drive. I appreciated not being sold something I did not need.
Arjun P.Toyota Camry, Al RayyanaMy Camry was down in the basement at Al Rayyana and I was not sure anyone would come to the bay. The technician left his van in a visitor space and carried the battery and tools down to me. Paid by card and the old battery went with him.
Follow the shorter interval in your handbook, the one listed for hot, dusty or stop-and-go conditions. For many cars that is somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 km or once a year, whichever comes first. The exact figure depends on the engine and the oil type.
Yes, on many cars. We need level, firm ground and permission to work there. Cars that need a lift to reach the filter or undertray go to the partner workshop and come back the same day in most cases.
The viscosity and approval your manufacturer lists, for example 0W-20 for many newer Japanese engines, or a 5W-30 or 5W-40 with the right approval for European ones. We confirm it against the handbook or the VIN before the visit.
Yes, for most modern engines, and many of them require it anyway. Synthetic oil holds its viscosity better at high temperature and resists breaking down during long idling.
About 30 to 45 minutes at your door. At the workshop allow a couple of hours including collection and return.
The same number sorts out the rest of the car. Roadside jobs are done where the car stands. Workshop jobs are collected and returned.
Tell us the car and share your location. A technician sets off with the right battery, usually arriving in 20-35 minutes.