The 3,000 Mile Oil Change 'Myth'
Good read, especially for people like me who do oil changes religiously @ 3,000 miles intervals
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/auto...awMzMDAwLW9pbA--
cliff notes, read your owners manual to see when your actual oil change is required, it may not be required every 3,000 miles.
everyone probably already knows this, but reminders dont hurt.
Originally Posted by Sinfix_15
Nice article
"the Board estimates that Californians alone generate about 153.5 million gallons of waste oil annually"
that's what i got out of the article. dang them californians. they affect all of us. maybe we should just go to war with them. ha
Back to being stock and slow
too bad they recycle oil now....
I usually change my oil every 5k miles. One thing not alot of people don't know about is that you can extend the oil change intervals just by upgrading the size of the filter. bigger filter, longer time between oil changes and cleaner oil at the same mileage. I currently run a ZR1 oil filter and Rotella 15w40. My oil looks right now as if it may have around 2500 miles on it. It currently has 6200 miles on it. You keep your full synthetic. Rotella does fine for me.
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
isnt rotella what big trucks use
yea but i've heard good things about rotella too..
Yep. If that oil can hold up to the rigorous abuse of a diesel then what do you think it will do for a passenger car?
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
indeed...
how long do u go w/o an oil change w/ using rotella?
i change mine every 2500-3000. Mine burns quite a bit from time to time and its more advantageous to stay on top of it
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^thats the only reason i do it every 3k in my truck..but it dont burn that much...like 1/2quart btwn oil changes
Mobil 1 in all my cars and I change every 4500-5000 miles. Full synthetic though. Once a year I will send off a few quarts to Blackstone Labs for analysis reports.
Hondas have it on the air filter box and manual listed at 3750.
I've seen 7500 'under normal driving conditions'
Leisa and S. 4 Life NM?
mine will burn a 1/4 qt on long trips (~250 miles). I hawk eye that sh!t, until my turbo can be rebuilt. No way i'm losing a motor to negligence
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good lord...thats like every gas fillup for me in my truck lol
400+ miles to a tank. 1/4 qt is hardly noticeable on the dipstick, but you can feel it in the engines performance. Rougher Idle, slight bit hessitation etc
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my engine tells me when its time to add or change my oil.....yay for hydraulic lifters...lol
Mine are every 7000 miles..
how you guys know why..
Better to do it a little bit early, be safe then srry...
2750 for me. running mobil clean 5000 and a wix filter. any other oil/filter combo will make my car burn oil at around 1500 miles.
I must admit, i probably have more "waste" oil on here than anyone else. I change mine once a month regardless.
I run 0w20 to aviod most of the "warm up" period oil has in order to achieve it's proper lubrication state. However, if I'm going to the mountains or track (a couple times a year), i always switch to 5w30.
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Damn u sound like my younger brother (Dcshoeco). But at least u take good care of ur car
My Talon; Royal Purple 10w30 and AC DELCO filter every 4500 miles (Depends on how I drive)
My Ram; Mobil 1 10w30 and Mopar filter every 3000.
2013 Dart 1.4T 6MT
boooooostin'
I typically go 5000 miles. That's just being on the safe side. Rotella is inexpensive and plentiful. I could go farther, but I don't.
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
yea my bro in law was telling me you could actually go like 20k miles on rotella if u wanted to.
when i went to school..i put 3k miles on my truck every month for two years straight...so yea i know about doing oil changes every month regardless lol..got so good at it that it only took me 10mins to do that chit lol
Damn to rich for my blood...
my dad is currently a trucker and the normal oil change interval is around 25k miles. this is due to having a 5 GALLON oil capacity, extreme duty oils such as rotella, and gigantic extreme duty oil filters. so yes under the correct conditions a 20,000mi+ oil change interval is possible.
x2 $8.50 per quart for teh lewse.
i think i'm going to switch to rotella in my truck because my timing chain is 'ticking'...i'm going to try the lucas oil stabilizer again first, then if that dont work, rotella, then if that dont work...go back to castrol, then wait for the motor to blow then....1jz engine time lol
8.50? WHERE ARE YOU PAYING THAT? I GET IT FOR $7.20 @ OREILYS
thats still high lol
lol, yeah it is
You won't be disappointed with the rotella. My buddy runs it in his 2.3L turbo spitfire. Actually, quite a few of my buddies run it from a couple of my volvo buddies to like one of my honda buddies. Really good stuff.
K series 626. That's right. It's got a K in it.
yea, it needs thicker oil i think to prolong the life of the timing chain for right now...i mean...i wont be hurting too much...$800 for a 1jz complete swap...
what car is this 1j going in?
also, imma have to check this rotella out. how do i know which oil filter to upgrade to?
h22a4 1999 Prelude Motor
The main reason to change it every 3,000 miles isnt because the oil is bad, oil will protect long over that, time is worse on oil then mileage. Its the filter that makes it good to change at 3,000. Most filters have about done all they can do by 3,000 and start to break down. It is possible for small parts of the filter to get circulating through your engine after this point.
I use Mobil 1 10w30 in my SN-95 with a Motorcraft filter and plan to change every 2,500. Heck, every vehicle I've owned has had Mobil 1, and a good quality filter changed at every 2,500. I'd rather be safe than sorry personally.
-Zach-
2010 Toyota Tundra- Daily on 37's
1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 -FOR SALE
1987 Toyota Pickup - Toy
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." -Ronald Reagan
Fram actually makes a majority of the Mopar filters... esspecially the truck/van/suv ones. They all use the same filter (Equivilent to a Havoline T-35, Champ PH235, Napa 2035, etc.). I recommend switching to a Wix, Purolator, etc. to everyone I change who asks for them. Ends up being cheaper as well. I'm not a big fram fan.
-Zach-
2010 Toyota Tundra- Daily on 37's
1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 -FOR SALE
1987 Toyota Pickup - Toy
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." -Ronald Reagan
in my 88 toyota pickup
i think it would do alot of people some good to just go ahead and get your oil analyzed by an oil lab like Blackstone.
they will be able to give you a very educated opinion on how far you can take your oil change or if you need to pull back. for the few dollars it costs to do the test it may save you alot in the end with the information you'll gain -- either because you're saving engine wear or money by not having to change your oil as much.
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