Do Time Intervals Matter Anymore

[Bugshu]

It used to be that the mantra was change your oil at 3000 miles or 3 months whichever came first. Now mobil 1 ep says that you can go 1 year or 15,000 miles which is probably necessary as most people dont put 15,000 miles on their cars every 3 months.

I think that with synthetics that the need for the 3 month oil change has ended. In fact oil seems to stand up well regardless of the interval in the crankcase.

If one doesnt have fuel dilution issues or anti-freeze in the oil then why does 5000 miles at 3 months matter more than 5000 miles in a year?

Does time between oil changes even matter anymore?

Opinions?

Personally, Im changing oil at about 2X per year per car and even then I could probably extend my drains longer.

Happy Motoring All,

Bugshu

 

[ediamiam]

I'm with you on twice a year, even though I can go longer between changes. It gives me a reason for getting under the car and doing an inspection for potential problems, checking the bolts on the oil pan, or transmission pan, and all those other failure points.

 

[Spector]

Depends on the type of driving (highway vs city), climate (how many miles driven once started in a cold climate) and engine (My Camry V6 just beats the **** out of the oil) . I have two that go once a year, another can go 12,000 miles and two that barely make it to 5000 miles.

 

[cryptokid]

i have never gone by how many months old the oil is, only by mileage.

this means that, somtimes with an infrequently driven car,m i may see over 1-2 years per oci with dino oil.

my dad is comming up on 10 year oil change interval for his impala. hes using dino oil too.

 

[Bobert]

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Originally posted by cryptokid:
my dad is comming up on 10 year oil change interval for his impala. hes using dino oil too.

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Ohh please send this in to have it tested by Blackstone.

This would be a huge conversation piece for BITOG!