Recent content by Rah49

Is it also true that color is relatively meaningless as far as determining if oil is still good or not unless it’s black or some real obvious sign that it’s bad?

And then: My shop of 25 years had a lead guy I always dealt with and who changed my oil each year even under the similar low mileage conditions although maybe not as low as this last time. He retired, so at the shop the new lead guy is the one who said I did not need an oil change at 13 months...

I think I’ll just call them and ask to get it changed and say I want to do it once a year regardless. I think that’s a reasonable timeframe for this particular case

Well next question is when do I change the oil if not now?How much longer? I do trust the place but being that I’m not a mechanic and kinda ocd about taking care of stuff I feel like I’m neglecting / possibly harming my engine. I guess I could do an analysis to know for sure what condition it in.

Just wondering what people thought about this particular scenario. Insist on once a year, trust him, try a new place? etc

My shop of 25 years had a lead guy I always dealt with and who changed my oil each year even under the similar low mileage conditions although maybe not as low as this last time. He retired, so at the shop the new lead guy is the one who said I did not need an oil change at 13 months and at 1500...

Hello, I have been doing tons of research on this topic and wanted some advice on oil changes for a car driven weekly not daily but always short distances ( I know, take it on the highway) I know what I should do there now going forward but this past April I got my car inspected and my mechanic...