How often do you change your oil?
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I do the factory 7500 miles. I'm a poor college student.
As far as another oil alternative, the new (In the US) Castrol EDGE is supposed to have 8x the wear protection of Mobil 1. :dunno:
As far as another oil alternative, the new (In the US) Castrol EDGE is supposed to have 8x the wear protection of Mobil 1. :dunno:
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No point in changing synthetic every 3000 miles, unless you only drive your car 3000 miles every year ... like I do ... then I change it every 9 to 12 months or so, depending on my mood haha.
Changing your oil anything more frequent than that is quite a waste, unless all your 3000 miles are on the track ... then that's a different story
But ya, colour of the oil doesn't tell you anything. The oil could look nice and clean, but the checmicals could have very well been broken down already
Amsoil has been proven to be the best test after test ... unfortunately I don't have access to that in where I live, so I simply stick to Mobil
Changing your oil anything more frequent than that is quite a waste, unless all your 3000 miles are on the track ... then that's a different story
But ya, colour of the oil doesn't tell you anything. The oil could look nice and clean, but the checmicals could have very well been broken down already
Amsoil has been proven to be the best test after test ... unfortunately I don't have access to that in where I live, so I simply stick to Mobil
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Originally Posted by aCab,Feb 18 2009, 09:23 PM
I do the factory 7500 miles. I'm a poor college student.
As far as another oil alternative, the new (In the US) Castrol EDGE is supposed to have 8x the wear protection of Mobil 1. :dunno:
As far as another oil alternative, the new (In the US) Castrol EDGE is supposed to have 8x the wear protection of Mobil 1. :dunno:
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Originally Posted by r6elmo,Feb 18 2009, 09:43 PM
some cars can last up to 7K between oil changes.
I change my oil between 6-7.5k mi or 12 months, depending on when I have time in that period. Changing dino oil at 3k is a waste, and changing synth oil at 3k is ridiculous - you might as well pour it back in the bottle and resell it.
Fwiw, some cars go 15k between changes.
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Feb 19 2009, 02:32 AM
Only 06+ with the oil computer.
we drove back to the store, got on the internet, and found it was just an oil change warning.
Hilarity ensued.