Oil Change interval-am I wrong? - Page 2

yeah, for the way i drive 3k....... let it go 6000 once with castrol gtx 5w30........ yeah........ never doing that again........ ever......

I change my oil every 5-6K in my '98 it is mostly highway driving. in my '94 it is every 4K

Al yeah def, for the way i drive 3k is a must plus i use castrol gtx high vescoity crap, so i dont really trust it to go beyond 3k. Plus i want ,my baby to be the 1st car in my family to reach 350k.

Hello all.. glad to see we have some healthy debate on a subject i consider near an dear to my heart.... OIL CHanges. Well Up until recently we as americans were driving alot of miles because the price of gas was relatively low. Today we drive considerably less. To answer weather or not the dealer is right or just money grubing. Its like this. If you as a driver drive alot of long trips then stick to the 5k or 10 k depending on the temp extremes (and bumper to bumper trafic). If you do alot of short trips...which translate into alot of heat cycles the oil sees, then my suggestion is every 3k. (bumper to bumper trafic too). If the car sits around alot then change the oil every six months. Honestly, the car lasts longer and gets better gas milage with fresh or clean oil. Oil is like blood it picks up all that carbon and other stuff that at some point it reaches a saturation point. cant take more and breaks down. thats when u really care about it...trying to tell where that point is. Wheather alot of miles or not skipping on 10 to 15 dollars for something taht is so good for your pocket book is not logical to me. gas milage is prob one of the most important variables we deal with because gas is soooo costly today....so for all that are dime smart and dollar silly .. consider this

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ORIGINAL: jayallen40

Oil changes are cheap insurance for the life of your engine. Go with the 3k oil change

back in the days when you had cast iron blocks and carburated engines, 3K was the requirement as the metal of the engine and fuel wash down were big problems


Now cars engines are usually made from aluminum and now that cars are fuel injected, oil tends to live a lot longer than it did before. And FYI oil DOES wear out due to heat caused by friction and combustion process.

I change my oil every 5K or so and have done so for years with no ill effect Honda has recommened 7.2K oil changes for all of their cars since at least 1994 and now they are at 10K

Here we go again, If mobil 1 is the best why are they not sueing Amsoil? They've posted in many many sites and mags just how their oil surpasses name brand oils (including mobil 1) in tests and if they were wrong you can bet they would be in court. Why does it run cooler in my car as far as my engine oil temp gauge reads? Why is my engine smoother running series 2000 Amsoil in it? Why does this same topic keep comming up? Preferences and ego's? Has little to do with facts. Why doesn't Mobil 1 post their tests against other leading oils? Their cheaper but using less additives will make any oil cheaper. They let their name and visability sell it from there along with store contracts to sell their products, has nothing to do with quality. As far as ease of getting it I mail order it and 2-3 days later it's on my door step. If I do a simple plan ahead, order on monday and plan on changing the oil next weekend there is no trouble. In fact it's easier as I don't waste gas, stand in checkout lines and have to lug the oil in a shopping cart all over some walmart (which is pure hell as far as I'm concerned). To me it's easier to just log on and have it sent. When I have an expensive car I don't count how much I'll save on oil as it's really not that much considering how long you use it and the results of better overall life of the car and gas savings pretty much even it all out. It just comes down to show me valid reasons why one is better than the other. I've seen a web full of Amsoil being the best in synthetics for cars, motorcycles, weedwackers, chainsaws, you name it, they've tested it against name brand oils which NO One else has ever done without the worrry of getting sued so other players always say "better than other leading oils" and leave it at that. Marketing is a wonder. I prefer to dig a lot deaper and I gauge the results in my own cars as well.
The kicker is being more expesive and with less ads Amsoil rely's on quality to be passed along and they are making a lot of money so they are doing something better than the others, that is just plain logic. EOL>

Where did that come from???? No one here is discussing brands but you. No one claimed one oil is better than the rest but you. I could care less if you run pancake syrup in your engine, the topic was oil change intervals......not who is best. Which, by the way, will be debated until the sun burns out with no clear winner. Chill.