What is your maintenance schedule on oil changes?

[Gebo]

10K or once a year with a high quality Synthetic.

 

[Kira]

The Saab turbos--5,000 mi. Mobil 1 0W-40 European
3 non-turbo Volvo P2 cars--7,500 (from the manual). Good synthetic 5w30
....just switched to Mobil 1 0W-40 Euro for Volvo #3 because I heard the Mobil 1 cleans well.

Two Mazda3 w/1,998cc (Skyactiv)-- 6,000 mi. w/0W-20 Schaeffer's 9000 series synthetic.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

5K to 6K miles or six months not to exceed six months April and October are my usual OCI.
Oil 5w30 10w30 what ever is on sale with a rebate.

 

[andrewp1998]

5-7 k abouts but may start extending a longer one from early spring to late fall with a limit of 10k

 

[Quattro Pete]

BMW and Audi - once a year.
Charger - every 6 months.

 

[THORROMIG]

Jetta -- 10,000 OCI

Acura -- 5000 OCI

Subaru -- 5000 OCI

Techron Complete Fuel System Cleaner every 3000 miles on the Acura & Subaru.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

For cars with an OLM, I use the cheapest synthetic on sale for the suggested OCI. Otherwise, a top-tier premium synthetic for 10k

 

[mx5miata]

Oil change 6 month's

air filter when it's real dirty.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

06 Odyssey Pennzoil Platinum Euro 0w40, MicroGreen filter, run out to 13k
01 Forester, Pennzoil Platinum Euro L 5W30, FU filter, running 5k on this one
11 Fusion, Pennzoil Ultra Platium 0w20, NAPA Platinum filter, last run was 17.2k
All vehicles get NAPA Gold air filters

I usually start OCIs around the vehicle's universal average or manufacturer's recommendation when I first get it to establish a baseline, and then add 1500-2500 miles for the next OCI as long as the used oil analysis shows it's doing well. Trying to maximize the bang for my buck.

 

[Yah-Tah-Hey]

Spring and Fall.

 

[Alex_V]

Cruze and Mercedes diesel: 5K on synthetic
'85 GMC: Annually or every 4-6K w/synthetic blend (changed to Full Synthetic last time)
'67 Chevy: Annually (maybe 1K) with conventional or blend. Mobil Super right now.

 

[TiredTrucker]

2015 Chevy 2500 6.0L gasser. Oil and filter changed once a year. 26,000 miles on the pickup now. So you can guess, no more than an average 6500 miles on the pickup per year. Original air filter. It has a Filter Minder gauge on the box to let me know when it needs changed. Did the annual oil change last weekend. It gets a Schaeffer 5w30 syn.

2006 Cadillac CTS 3.6L. GM says to only use Mobil 1 5w30. Have only used Pennzoil 10w30 conventional. Oil and filter changes at about 6000-7000 miles. 81,000 miles on the car now. No engine repairs thus far and the car is a real keeper. Not letting go of it anytime soon.

 

[blupupher]

See my sig.

 

[The Critic]

5K miles or 6 months on synthetic.

 

[buster]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
5K miles or 6 months on synthetic.


+1 for my car.

GF's car gets OLM.

So far nothing but M1 in my car. That may or may not change.

 

[Shannow]

Colorado - OLM...14,800km, and it's down to 6%...so a bit over 15,500km. 9,800 miles. Last time it upped stumps at 10,400 the first 4,500 of which used over 60% due to the dealer driving it around town a lot.


Captiva 10,000km give or take, couple times a year...I would go a year, but wife drives too much.

 

[Bud]

Once a year which is normally about 4500 miles.

 

[plf]

2010 Honda Cr-v between 7-7,500 0w-20 Full Synthetic QS
2014 Kia optima LX 5-6,000 supertech Full Synthetic 5w30

cabin air once a year

air filter when needed

 

[KevinP]

I follow the owners manual (gasp!).

 

[Spector]

2012 Lincoln Hybrid 7,500 synthetic
2013 Hyundai Elantra 5,000 synthetic
2006 Nissan Altima 6-8,000 synthetic (basically twice a year)
2008 Prius 6,500 Synthetic