My longest oil change yet!

[Drew99GT]

With my new job, I lost track of time on my pops Olds 88. Was supposed to change it by January 10th (6 months) or 5,000 miles. That's my new standard oil change interval. Oops - it went 8,000 miles on Chevron Supreme.

It actually feels somewhat liberating that I'm not even the least bit worried about it! Much of it was highway driving. I used to freak out if it went over 3,000 miles.

I'm seriously considering stocking up on $3.99 Pennz Platinum and extending intervals on a regular basis.

 

[d00df00d]

Doo eet!

 

[Herz]

Chevron Supreme is a stout oil, but 8k on any dino would freak me out personally. Even though theres a 99% chance nothing bad had happened.

 

[Hemi426]

I have an uncle who used to work for Preston trucking company before the went belly-up. He had a two hour commute both ways 95% highway and he ran Pennzoil Yellow Bottle 10w-30 dino in his Caprice for 11,000 mile OCIs. The car had 250,000 miles on it when the body gave out and he drove it to the scrap yard.

 

[ZZman]

Great...kick that habit and save the planet!

 

[Bluestream]

I was recently in a quick-lube place to have an e-test done, and got talking to the guy siting beside me. He was in getting an oil change on his Dodge pick-up, and I ask how ofted he gets it changed. He told me every 2 to 3 years! I was shocked and asked have many miles he has on the truck, he told me 450,000KM so far. He does use synthetic oil though

 

[cassidy]

A guy thet I used to work with had a 1.5 hour drive one way to work, he changed his oil every 10,000 miles with dino Valvoline and never had any problems. I feel that people dont give dino enough credit these days, all of them are jumping on the synthetic bandwagon.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
With my new job, I lost track of time on my pops Olds 88. Was supposed to change it by January 10th (6 months) or 5,000 miles. That's my new standard oil change interval. Oops - it went 8,000 miles on Chevron Supreme. ...
We def need a cut-open filter pic. Or at least a field report

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: ARCOgraphite
Or at least a field report

The low SAPS oils make my engines feel like grinding compound is in the crankcase...

Seriously, the car still runs great, the beer tasted good when I was doing the oil change, and the weather was 50 degrees.

 

[Mokanic]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
Great...kick that habit and save the planet!


Save it from what?

 

[hardcore302]

The crab people!

 

[d00df00d]

Waste.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: hardcore302
The crab people!

Or Harley Riders...

 

[Ben99GT]

Originally Posted By: Mokanic
Originally Posted By: ZZman
Great...kick that habit and save the planet!


Save it from what?


Manbearpig

 

[harley145000]

drew, lay down

 

[Art_Vandelay]

Originally Posted By: cassidy
I feel that people dont give dino enough credit these days


Dino's the new synthetic. Ever since they stopped selling the old synthetic.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: harley145000
drew, lay down


Sorry bud, it was a reference to South Park (the TV show). No offense intended.

 

[Dieseldoctor]

i think 30K km is alot i've heard some are pushing to 50K km? which is like 25K miles

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
... The low SAPS oils make my engines feel like grinding compound is in the crankcase...

 

[addyguy]

I regularly go 8k on an OCI. Some UOA's are up in that section.