I know I'm overthinking this one.
I changed our Prius with M1EP 0w20 in Sept. I only drive about 1000 over the fall/winter. If I wait until next Sept, I will have less than 10k on the M1EP. But I usually change my oil right after winter is over (due to the cold short tripping). Normally I change the oil annually at about 7-8k miles in May, but I'm off my normal oil change schedule.
I hate throwing out perfectly good M1EP after 1k miles, but I also like to get rid of the short-tripped winter oil with all the condensation that gets in. What should I do?
I changed our Prius with M1EP 0w20 in Sept. I only drive about 1000 over the fall/winter. If I wait until next Sept, I will have less than 10k on the M1EP. But I usually change my oil right after winter is over (due to the cold short tripping). Normally I change the oil annually at about 7-8k miles in May, but I'm off my normal oil change schedule.
I hate throwing out perfectly good M1EP after 1k miles, but I also like to get rid of the short-tripped winter oil with all the condensation that gets in. What should I do?