I once knew a guy who had his car towed from our office to the quick-lube place up the road, because he would have gone over 3000 miles on his OCI if he drove it there. That is OCD. True story.
OCI Obsession and loving it!
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Steer him to BITOG!
You never know, but I bet its real. Lots of people want to tinker with their rides for fun/relaxation/etc.
An old (crazy) neighbor of mine power washed his F-150 every single day regardless of the weather. I saw the crazy old man out in a rainstorm with his powerwasher more than once. That guy was LOCO!
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I use common sense
my TGDI outback which gets 3mile trips all winter GUZZLES gas warming up
even gets a few remote starts a week. (just 2-3min while I walk across the lot)
so an OCI after 4 months at ~3000 miles is not absurd.
The wife's port injected elantra gets 6month 5000 mile oci's or when conveniently close to that.
If my engine(s), driving profile, or car warranty allowed.... I'd have no issues running 10k mile OCI's
my TGDI outback which gets 3mile trips all winter GUZZLES gas warming up
even gets a few remote starts a week. (just 2-3min while I walk across the lot)
so an OCI after 4 months at ~3000 miles is not absurd.
The wife's port injected elantra gets 6month 5000 mile oci's or when conveniently close to that.
If my engine(s), driving profile, or car warranty allowed.... I'd have no issues running 10k mile OCI's
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man and I thought my 3-4k mile OCI's were excessive..
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I don’t get the itch at all, in fact I felt guilty changing my oil today with just 5,400 miles on it
But it was my first run with VRP so I knew I shouldn’t run it to the full interval that the oil life monitor would have suggested. The OLM said 60% oil life. I honestly feel better if I wait for it to get down to 5%. 
“Salutations! Need some guidance, gents! I only stop to check my oil level after 568 miles of hard driving cause I heard that is the best way to do it. Also using Triax 0W16 and Fram Drive on my late model Corvette Z06 every 11,837 miles. Am I doing this right?”
1,000 mile oci’s are excessive but over the years I’ve read a lot of other stranger things here…..
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Well, he does like the way it runs after a fresh change
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Me either - and I find the sound debates here ridiculous from a technical standpoint
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Your climate in southern California is warm year round, so letting a hybrid sit while in the “ready” mode, does not run the ICE. The ICE only runs when needed, such as recharging the HVB or when it is very cold. So how can you possibly let it warm up too long? Hybrids don’t work that way. If you ran your heat or a/c full blast while sitting the ICE would run more often, but not continuously, because the HVB would be depleted quicker.
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Toyota and Ford hybrids use an eCVT which is a type of CVT. Unlike conventional CVT’s, both Toyota and Ford eCVT’s use planetary gears. No belts or pulleys. Therefore, transmission fluid change intervals are similar to a conventional torque convertor transmission. I have owned a RAV4 hybrid and currently own a Maverick hybrid and I have found the eCVT to be the best transmission I have ever owned. Like many of us here at BITOG, I have owned many different vehicles with every transmission there is. I’m an eCVT fan boy.
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