how often do you change oil?
09-21-2008, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by slalom44,Sep 21 2008, 04:24 PM
If your car is getting a steady diet of trips longer than 1/2 hour and getting a fair amount of highway miles, then extending your OCIs with a good synthetic oil is fine. If your car gets primarily short trips, spends a lot of time idling, or only gets 3000 miles a year, then you are better off shortening up your OCI.
I'm using Amsoil 0W-30 with mostly highway miles and I went 24,000 miles on my last oil change. This time, I'm going to 30,000 miles. My last UOA shows that my oil is still in great shape (I'm using a bypass filter, so extending my OCIs this much isn't as extreme as it seems).
I'm using Amsoil 0W-30 with mostly highway miles and I went 24,000 miles on my last oil change. This time, I'm going to 30,000 miles. My last UOA shows that my oil is still in great shape (I'm using a bypass filter, so extending my OCIs this much isn't as extreme as it seems).
09-21-2008, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by S2Kage,Sep 21 2008, 01:48 PM
topped off? thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
09-21-2008, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by N2oExpresS2k,Sep 21 2008, 12:45 PM
That's nuckin futs. Never heard anyone pushing it that far. If you're getting UOA's and it's good tho then wow. I might have to switch to Amsiol after all. I'm using Havoline 10-30 GF-4 and change it every 3-5k miles.
09-21-2008, 08:07 PM
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^ Agreed. Everyone's so OBSESSED with UOAs. I change mine every 2-3 track events. Which ends up being around 2-3k miles. If I didn't track the car, I'd do it every 4k-6k or so.
Under ideal conditions, Honda calls to change regular oil at 7500miles. I do my S2000's oil changes based on how much abuse the oil takes. At 2-3 track events plus driving it to have fun, I'd imagine it's pretty tired. I always use synthetic oil in my S2000. Usually it's Mobil1 10W-30. ($20-23 at walmart). I either drive my S2000 to the track, on the track, and back from the track...or if it's a nice day and I want to have some fun. It sees 6k miles a year on average.
I change my civic's oil every 4-5k usually. Since I live in the real world where it gets hot and cold, there's traffic, the engine often sees 8200RPM, it's dusty at times, I sometimes make short trips, etc. etc. etc, I don't wait till 7500 miles. I use valvoline high mileage synthetic blend (It's $12 per 5 qts. from walmart). My civic is my daily. It sees everything from idle to rev limiter with no usual pattern. The mileage is mostly highway, though. 80-120 miles a day 5 days a week.
I think if you DD your car, real world conditions would put your M1 or other quality synthetic oil at "tired" at probably about 5-8k or so. 3K is a bit early.
Under ideal conditions, Honda calls to change regular oil at 7500miles. I do my S2000's oil changes based on how much abuse the oil takes. At 2-3 track events plus driving it to have fun, I'd imagine it's pretty tired. I always use synthetic oil in my S2000. Usually it's Mobil1 10W-30. ($20-23 at walmart). I either drive my S2000 to the track, on the track, and back from the track...or if it's a nice day and I want to have some fun. It sees 6k miles a year on average.
I change my civic's oil every 4-5k usually. Since I live in the real world where it gets hot and cold, there's traffic, the engine often sees 8200RPM, it's dusty at times, I sometimes make short trips, etc. etc. etc, I don't wait till 7500 miles. I use valvoline high mileage synthetic blend (It's $12 per 5 qts. from walmart). My civic is my daily. It sees everything from idle to rev limiter with no usual pattern. The mileage is mostly highway, though. 80-120 miles a day 5 days a week.
I think if you DD your car, real world conditions would put your M1 or other quality synthetic oil at "tired" at probably about 5-8k or so. 3K is a bit early.
