Originally Posted by Marco620
Originally Posted by Joe_Cena
It is a Chrysler engine. I wouldn't run any oil past 3 months on that piece of junk. Try to extend its life as much as possible by babying it.
I don't know if your serious or being funny. It made me laugh though. I admire Chrysler only because it has roots from Kansas. I gave up on our cars long ago. The bailout didn't help but people are entitled to purchase what they may.
Yeah, I'm surprised someone didn't jump in and say "Chrysler engine? You mind as well bike or just walk."
(I did have a Home Depot employee tell me once that they don't rekey Defiant Locks and you mind as well leave your doors unlocked. My landlord friend says he loves them because they're easy to drill out when the tenant looses their key.)
As for the OP, I used to run Motorcraft synthetic blend in my Ford Taurus to 7-8k. Car made it to over 200k. But that was a Ford. The transmission died. You'll be hard pressed to find anyone here say that their engine died because they didn't change the oil frequently enough. Most people change it way too often. A previous reply mentioned getting a lab test to tell for sure if you're that worried about it, but the cost of one will be about the price of an oil change.