oil change intervals
#1
oil change intervals
Hi, this is the first time I used full synthetics. I thought the oil drain interval should be longer, like 5000 miles, but the dealer still gave me a 3000 mile sticker. My question is, is it their common practice and should I just ignore the sticker and get my next oil change after 5000 miles?
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Its probably to make more money. Many guys go to 10-15K with Synthetic with a 5000 mile oil filter change. I do 2500 with synthetic cause of my supercharger. Its totally up to. I would recommend just going out and getting the oil at walmart and doing it yourself.
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#6
I agree 5000 should be fine.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
#7
Originally Posted by Jagger2001
I agree 5000 should be fine.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
#10
Originally Posted by Jagger2001
I agree 5000 should be fine.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
different question, similar topic:
I bought my car 2 months ago and got the oil changed 3ish weeks ago, and I had regular 10w-40 put in, and I'm pretty sure thats what was used previously, but if I wanted to switch to synthetic, would it be alright? Or should I just start using mobil 5000? I have approx. 117k on the motor.
#12
Originally Posted by matty
Its probably to make more money. Many guys go to 10-15K with Synthetic with a 5000 mile oil filter change. I do 2500 with synthetic cause of my supercharger. Its totally up to. I would recommend just going out and getting the oil at walmart and doing it yourself.
-matt
-matt
#14
I think you can go twice as long on synthetic as you can with conventional oil whether you've used it from day one or not. Synthetic costs about 2X as much, so money-wise it's a wash, but it's convenient not to have to change it as often.
I go 10K between synthetic oil changes on 1 filter and the oil always comes out looking like new (not black). I've got 100K on my '97 max and I still go 10K between changes. Your interval depends on how you use the car and where you live (read the duty cycle info in your owner's manual).
I found out that new cars have 6 quart oil systems so they can extend the intervals even further. My 06 Mazda owner's manual suggests oil changes every 5K on regular oil becuase of that.
I go 10K between synthetic oil changes on 1 filter and the oil always comes out looking like new (not black). I've got 100K on my '97 max and I still go 10K between changes. Your interval depends on how you use the car and where you live (read the duty cycle info in your owner's manual).
I found out that new cars have 6 quart oil systems so they can extend the intervals even further. My 06 Mazda owner's manual suggests oil changes every 5K on regular oil becuase of that.
#16
I do lots of stop and go driving. Thus I change mine every 3500 with dino oil. If you do extended long trip mileage then use dino oil(5k) or synthetic(10K). Stop and go or short trips really beat up the oil, so frequent changes are better for your VQ. BTW, I use 10W-30 Castrol. 129k miles so far and counting
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