Longest I have ever gone....
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Have done just shy of 30k on a 2000 TDI Jetta that had a Frantz toilet paper bypass filter - but with 1/2qt topup and a new TP roll every 5k so it does not quite qualify I suppose. I think prior to the bypass I had done 18k on on OCI. This is pretty standard practice for a TDI though.
9000 on Bulk GTX in the gun on an 80 Malibu wagon with a 350. young and stupid.
Originally Posted By: tpitcher
8,000 miles.
I just cannot extend it longer; I don't want to flirt with sludge or neglect.
Plus: I LOVE changing oil.
Same here. I have a problem.
8,000 miles.
I just cannot extend it longer; I don't want to flirt with sludge or neglect.
Plus: I LOVE changing oil.
Same here. I have a problem.
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IIRC I once went 12k with GC in my ex wife's 2000 Civic
A little over 13k on Chevron a few OCis ago.
Bill
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Just over 4k miles.
I don't know I had a couple of beaters back in school that had oil in them when I got them, and just kept adding.
I got a Golf for free that was in decent shape but had been sitting for 3 years. Oil looked tan, so GTG, just kept adding whatever was cheapest at the auto parts store. Sold the car 15k miles later for $700.
I'm going to guess the oil was 4 years old at that point and probably had 25k miles on it, maybe more.
Than I had a green Jetta which I hated and wanted to blow it up so I could junk it sooner. So I never checked the oil, it was tar black and barely on the stick when I got it. Just ran it, never blew though. Drove itself to the junk yard after 5k miles.
I got a Golf for free that was in decent shape but had been sitting for 3 years. Oil looked tan, so GTG, just kept adding whatever was cheapest at the auto parts store. Sold the car 15k miles later for $700.
I'm going to guess the oil was 4 years old at that point and probably had 25k miles on it, maybe more.
Than I had a green Jetta which I hated and wanted to blow it up so I could junk it sooner. So I never checked the oil, it was tar black and barely on the stick when I got it. Just ran it, never blew though. Drove itself to the junk yard after 5k miles.
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Originally Posted By: The Critic
I had my Prius in for its 30k service today. As part of the service, they did an oil change with Toyota 0w20.
Looking at my records, I went 10,297 miles on the last fill of Toyota 0w-20. That is the longest I have gone on any car. The dealer saved a sample for me which will be sent out for an UOA this week.
What is the longest that you have ever gone on a fill of oil?
I'm either conservative or backward, since I never go much beyond 6K on an OCI.
The '99 Accord will have the Edge SM that's in it drained at a nice, round 153K, after 6332 miles of use, plus likely a few extra, since I doubt I'll get it at exactly 153K.
This will be the longest I've ever run any oil.
I had my Prius in for its 30k service today. As part of the service, they did an oil change with Toyota 0w20.
Looking at my records, I went 10,297 miles on the last fill of Toyota 0w-20. That is the longest I have gone on any car. The dealer saved a sample for me which will be sent out for an UOA this week.
What is the longest that you have ever gone on a fill of oil?
I'm either conservative or backward, since I never go much beyond 6K on an OCI.
The '99 Accord will have the Edge SM that's in it drained at a nice, round 153K, after 6332 miles of use, plus likely a few extra, since I doubt I'll get it at exactly 153K.
This will be the longest I've ever run any oil.
we had a few customers come in to the shop that never changed their oil and they were high mileage motors. when we took them apart it was amazing how much crud was in them...
we also had an engine here that had a bad drain plug so the customer just welded it!
oil was black as the night he said he changed filters once a year...engine had 198,000 miles on it when we rebuilt it the rest of the truck was in pretty bad shape too....It was one of the construction companies we reboild for.
oil was black as the night he said he changed filters once a year...engine had 198,000 miles on it when we rebuilt it the rest of the truck was in pretty bad shape too....It was one of the construction companies we reboild for.
Makes me wish I knew how many miles my sister had on her car.
She's one of those types who doesn't have time to fix anything and when it came out on the dipstick once dark as the freaking night all she said was "I should get it changed, I dunno if I ever have".
That was about 3 years into her owning the car...the engine seized a few months after that...would've loved to have just taken the valve cover off it.
Needless to say a 1994 Cavalier sure hangs on for a long time when its being whipped senselessly.
She's one of those types who doesn't have time to fix anything and when it came out on the dipstick once dark as the freaking night all she said was "I should get it changed, I dunno if I ever have".
That was about 3 years into her owning the car...the engine seized a few months after that...would've loved to have just taken the valve cover off it.
Needless to say a 1994 Cavalier sure hangs on for a long time when its being whipped senselessly.
Passenger Car Conventional - 10,000 Miles (1 - Motorcraft FL500S).
Passenger Car Synthetic - 20,000 miles (1- Mann HU7195X)
Truck Conventional - 60,000 Miles (Donaldson P552100's changed at 30,000 miles).
Truck Synthetic - 100,000 miles (Donaldson ELF3998's changed at 50,000 miles).
Passenger Car Synthetic - 20,000 miles (1- Mann HU7195X)
Truck Conventional - 60,000 Miles (Donaldson P552100's changed at 30,000 miles).
Truck Synthetic - 100,000 miles (Donaldson ELF3998's changed at 50,000 miles).
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12k on Mobil 1 5w30 back in 2003. It smelled pretty bad and dark at the end, probably due to all the 100mph / 4000rpm constant drive between SF and LA (6 hours each way every other week) and the 50mile daily commute each way with 4 people in the car. I've also done 8k on SuperTech conventional and it was pretty dark back in 2003 as well.
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14,600 miles Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5-30. Used only 1/4 qt as noted on the dip stick at the oil change. 1997 Lincoln Town Car w/ 186,000
miles on the clock. Just traded the car w/ 232,000 miles and it used virtually no oil on my regular M-1, 5-30 7500 mile oci.
miles on the clock. Just traded the car w/ 232,000 miles and it used virtually no oil on my regular M-1, 5-30 7500 mile oci.
6k on my Cherokee on Rotella 5w40T6
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