Now King of Short Tripping

[Triple_Se7en]

Future daughter-in-law ride can go a year / 3k without a loss of sleep. They only include six months in Owners Manual because a small-small ownership group may deal with either extreme drivers or extreme weather.

If the future in-law isn't frequenting a race track, nor lives within several miles of a salty ocean, one year / 3k is fine.
I've been over this subject a few times with reps at Kia and Hyundai dealerships. Managers at both service centers keep changing like the wind. If one of em' lasts a year / 18 months, it's a miracle.

 

[Yolo]

Since I retired and then moved to the PNW my driving habits have changed considerably . Now I can go a few days without driving , then drive a total of 8 miles on a day , then once a month get the Hyundai Sonata GDI 2.4L out on the interstate for a 25 mile drive somewhere . Now 8 months and just under 2,000 miles on the current fill (M1 5W30 EP) and the oil due to the GDI engine is getting dark . Most likely the TBN / TAN of the M1 5W30 EP is holding up but I would imagine even this oil has limits being short tripped (in spite of the occasional interstate run) . Previously driving to work each day I would hit the OCI mileage first before the time limit I set (6 months) . Looks like that has flip flopped in retirement and now perhaps best to just change the oil every 6 months and call it good . *Some may question why I use M1 5W30 EP and the reason is I buy on roll back WM price of $26 per jug . Anyone find themselves in a similar OCI situation now due to new life circumstances ?

You’re the perfect candidate for an electric vehicle!

 

[nickaluch]

I just signed-on to do another school year transporting Special Needs kids for around 30 hours per week. At age 73, I can easily afford to re-retire, but seven years of doing this has been hugely rewarding. Plus, the free top-tier Blue Cross and $26 hr pay is good. It's brought big-big smiles to my two daughters and grandkids........ that's where the money I earn goes.

The bad news?.....32 miles per day accumulate on my 2019 Hyundai. So I keep a digging shovel behind the rear seat, in case I need to bury it and call Uber for a ride home.

Got to love free top shelf health insurance. I sold my business got bored quick got a job at my local public school with free health insurance and a pension but the love of being around kids is the best part

 

[LineArrayNut]

One mile commute, twice a day. A few 10 mile days a week, errands. Two catch cans should help a bit.

 

[Sequoiasoon]

Wife's Pilot gets about 2 miles each way to work unless errands. Also used for highway and other trips.

Cold here last couple weeks and not many longer trips or errands. Changed the oil yesterday as it was warmer with no wind. Under cap condensation after 10 minutes local drive and 15 minutes idle while getting OC stuff together.

 

[iCurious]

OCI is quite subjective as you already know. As for me, I go by miles not by date.

 

[ChrisD46]

Curious if a 5K mile and stretching to 12 month OCI is doable and safe in a GDI engine (Hyundai) using a good synthetic 5W30 ?

 

[LineArrayNut]

I think GDI is ok. Not T-gdi.

 

[JoeDirt41]

Figured I'd add to this thread rather than start a new one. I'm a frequent short tripper. I live in the suburbs where everything is close but not quite walkable, and no sidewalks anyways so nothing is safely walkable. I do have one long(ish) commute- 20 miles one way, mostly highway twice a week. Otherwise, everything is pretty much city driving, 5 miles or less. I use full synthetics. In my F150 with the 2.7L EcoBoost, I change at 5k miles max or when the OLM hits 50%, whichever comes first. The engine is spotless inside and it doesn't consume any oil. Id like to do a UOA on it on the next OC.

In my 1997 Accord, I do 3k mile OCIs. It was a bit dirty when I got it, but the synthetic oil seems to be doing a small amount of cleaning.

 

[Sequoiasoon]

Curious if a 5K mile and stretching to 12 month OCI is doable and safe in a GDI engine (Hyundai) using a good synthetic 5W30 ?

From what I took out from my daughter-in-laws '21 Tucson set at the 6k/12 month interval, usually hits time before miles.....NO F'N WAY. At least in something I'm maintaining. Oil level rose on the dipstick and the smell was vile when changing it.

It's now on 3k/6 months schedule.

UOA is good so you know. For me after a couple of them it's cheaper to just change it and get it fresh.