Napa Gold + Amsoil 0w20, 1 year and 5k miles?

[marto_ca]

This is the first time I put Amsoil into the car, Ford Focus 2001 SE DOHC, with 115k miles. Engine sounds ok, previous UOA was ok, but for a short interval with quaker 5w20..

Do you think I can wait for a whole year before changing the oil?

I've got the Napa Gold filter, and expect to drive about 5-6k miles on the car. Currently have 4k on the car since last oil change in February.

I'll do an UOA when I change the oil.. I'm up in Canada, so it gets a bit cold in the winter..

Any suggestions why I shouldn't wait for a full year?

 

[rumple]

IMHO the whole point of Amsoil ASM (and SSO) is to get a long drain interval. It is loaded with plenty of TBN and detergents/dispersants/additices and design and sold just for this type of application. It's what it is for.

I would do a UOA to see how it performs at the end of the 1 year, and possibly do one mid-stream for the first year I was doing this to see that it is holding up.

Rumple

 

[oilyriser]

depends on average trip length. If it's one 500 mile trip every month, then it might last two years, with filter change half way.

 

[FZ1]

Save the uoa money,the amsoil money, and run PP. Change in Fall and Spring.

 

[mitchcoyote]

I second that. PP every 6 months.....

 

[ZZman]

So you are saying you will only put 5-6,000 miles on in a year?

If so, that will be a breeze and not that expensive.

 

[fred]

Use the amsoil 0w-20, change once every year.

 

[EricZoom]

Use the amsoil 0w-20, change once every year. [/
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That's what i do on my Mazda6. I change it once a year using their filter, and that seems to work for me.