Originally Posted by OnTheRocks
Originally Posted by jongies3
wanna know if it can handle a year in the sump no problem?
In your case, mileage will have nothing to do with the degradation of the oil and additive package. Your main concern will be condensation and oxidation. No way to really tell by the naked eye, how degraded your oil is. Even motor oil sold for extended oil change intervals make those claims based on the assumption that you are constantly driving the car. Not reasonable to expect oil which claims to be good for 25,000 miles, last 10 years, because you only drive 2,500 miles a year.
For a car which sits most of the time, like mine, everyone has a different strategy. My view is that at less than 5,000 miles a year, I will use the lowest cost oil which meets spec, and change it every year. I'm not spending more on oil which is being changed at low miles. Same with the filter. I'm not throwing away $XX on a filter.
But I get it. It's not about the money. Some people don't care about the cost. They want what is best for their cars. Even a Hyundai can be a $30K investment, and possibly the most expensive thing you own. If it makes you feel better, to buy the most expensive oil and filter combination, then you feel good that you did all that you can do. Even expensive boutique oil, left sitting in a car which isn't driven much, will degrade from condensation and oxidation.
https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1295038
It take more than a year for this condensation and oxidation to negatively affect the oil.