3,000 Mile Oil Change

[Charmet37]

Anyone still perform 3,000 mile oil changes? Using synthetic blend or synthetic oil. The severe maintenance schedule in my owners manual requires 3,750 mile oil changes and normal service is 7,500 miles.

 

[Fa24wrx]

I'm around 3k-3.5k. Subaru wrx and manualnsays severe conditions is 3k miles.

 

[burbguy82]

Anyone still perform 3,000 mile oil changes? Using synthetic blend or synthetic oil. The severe maintenance schedule in my owners manual requires 3,750 mile oil changes and normal service is 7,500 miles.

I have a performance built engine in my truck, that the builder recommended 3000 oci using VR1 or Diesel oil

 

[DougR]

My wife drives a short distance to Starbucks every day, which qualifies as severe service and as such I change the oil. I don't like Starbucks. I believe Starbucks will destroy Western Civilization.

 

[RooflessVW]

I do 3,000 in the Trooper because that's when it gets about a quart low.

 

[2009Caraman]

I do with both my vehicles. 5000km is such a nice round # to me that I feel compelled.

I'm sure its a waste but I dont mind.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

My wife drives a short distance to Starbucks every day, which qualifies as severe service and as such I change the oil. I don't like Starbucks. I believe Starbucks will destroy Western Civilization.

+1 Mango Dragonfruit Lemonade is my kryptonite.

 

[JohnnyG]

Doesn't your car have an oil life monitor?

 

[cedarpangolin]

I do my Subaru Crosstrek every 2,500 or 3k in winter as I drive a lot of short trips and fuel dilution/condensation is a problem no doubt, plus with cold winters I want my oil fresh and performing its best. In summer I change it anywhere from 3k to 5k but never the factory recommended 6k. Severe service is considered 3k on my vehicle, so I tend to do it around that mark.

Having switched from 0W20 to 5W30 in the 2.0 Boxer with only 19,500 miles on the clock, I intend to run this interval till 25,000 miles or when snow flies again - whichever comes first. My plan is to send in an oil analysis and see how it fared on Valvoline Advanced 5W30 over 5k miles in a mix of end-of-winter, spring, summer, and fall driving. Come winter again i'll move to the M1 AFE 0W30 I bought.

 

[cedarpangolin]

Doesn't your car have an oil life monitor?

im surprised at how common this is apparently... ive owned three brand new vehicles and none ever had a oil life monitor! 2016 Corolla, 2015 Tacoma, and 2021 Crosstrek, never had old life monitors.

 

[jeepman3071]

I do in my Jeep, because that is about how many miles I put on it in a year.

 

[JohnnyG]

I suppose all that Toyota reliability comes at a cost, and Subaru is anyone's guess.
Anyway, the one on my MB is just a day (?) counter. Every 365 days I change my oil.
GM's were much better.

 

[Fa24wrx]

I do my Subaru Crosstrek every 2,500 or 3k in winter as I drive a lot of short trips and fuel dilution/condensation is a problem no doubt, plus with cold winters I want my oil fresh and performing its best. In summer I change it anywhere from 3k to 5k but never the factory recommended 6k. Severe service is considered 3k on my vehicle, so I tend to do it around that mark.

Having switched from 0W20 to 5W30 in the 2.0 Boxer with only 19,500 miles on the clock, I intend to run this interval till 25,000 miles or when snow flies again - whichever comes first. My plan is to send in an oil analysis and see how it fared on Valvoline Advanced 5W30 over 5k miles in a mix of end-of-winter, spring, summer, and fall driving. Come winter again i'll move to the M1 AFE 0W30 I bought.

I'm interested in that oil analysis

 

[Charmet37]

Doesn't your car have an oil life monitor?

Yes, My style of driving compensates for severe service, Mainly highway miles.

 

[Charmet37]

Since my suv have an oil life monitor set for 7,500 miles I use oil change stickers and change the oil every 3,750 miles.

 

[cptbarkey]

Last weekend I *gasp* changed my main vehicles a few hundred below 3k. my OCIs are at the mercy or victim of my subjective whims.

 

[wavinwayne]

Not me. Both BMWs are on 10k mile OCIs and my kids' vehicles get M1 0W20 once a year, which is <10k miles on each.

 

[CKN]

Anything less than 5,000 miles is a "money flush". Even then........

 

[CKN]

im surprised at how common this is apparently... ive owned three brand new vehicles and none ever had a oil life monitor! 2016 Corolla, 2015 Tacoma, and 2021 Crosstrek, never had old life monitors.

The 2024 Crosstrek has one. Don't know when they started OLM for that model.

 

[Eddie]

I agree with CKN.