15 000 mile OCI on both my Sonatas.
Time:1 to 2 years.
Time:1 to 2 years.
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What is your OCI? (oil change interval)
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5,000 to 6,000. Depends if I have other work to do and it's convenient ...
2011 Fiesta - 7.5K miles
2012 F-250 - Oil life monitor, 7K-8K miles
2012 Taurus - Oil life monitor, 8K-10K miles
2014 F-150 - Oil Life monitor, 8K-10K miles
2015 F-250 - 5K-6K miles (all towing)
2012 F-250 - Oil life monitor, 7K-8K miles
2012 Taurus - Oil life monitor, 8K-10K miles
2014 F-150 - Oil Life monitor, 8K-10K miles
2015 F-250 - 5K-6K miles (all towing)
Every,year or 10k for both.
at least once a year for my car.
5k for my mom and sisters toyotas since they're still under warranty and get dealer oil changes
5k for my mom and sisters toyotas since they're still under warranty and get dealer oil changes
once a year, which works out to 10-12k.
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I've been sort of all over the map on my current vehicle...first it was 3,000 miles because I was all excited about the thing, then it was the recommended 5,000, now I'm pushing it to 7,500. I've used a high quality synthetic the entire time - except when I fell off the wagon and used NAPA full synthetic for a year...but we don't want to talk about that.
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2016 Civic - 2.0 : 15% OLM
2005 Silverado 2500HD - 6.0 : 30% OLM or 1 year(ish) usually 5-6k miles
2003 Vibe - 1.8 : 5k for the most part , sometimes every 6 months
1997 Accord - 2.2 : 5-6k miles
2005 Focus - 2.0 : 5-6K miles
1999 S10 - 2.2 : 1 to 1.5 years , regardless of miles on SN conventional oil
1989 Suburban - 5.7 : 5-6k miles
2005 Silverado 2500HD - 6.0 : 30% OLM or 1 year(ish) usually 5-6k miles
2003 Vibe - 1.8 : 5k for the most part , sometimes every 6 months
1997 Accord - 2.2 : 5-6k miles
2005 Focus - 2.0 : 5-6K miles
1999 S10 - 2.2 : 1 to 1.5 years , regardless of miles on SN conventional oil
1989 Suburban - 5.7 : 5-6k miles
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In the process of determining with UOA; so far by OLM which has been 8000-9200 miles.
Originally Posted By: bioburner
I did the Xterra at 6k as one trip was 2k in two days. Uses no oil between changes with full synthetic, 110k on the meter
Really? Highway miles easiest on oil, and with synthetic too! What a waste....
otoh, did you get a UOA?
Originally Posted By: bioburner
I did the Xterra at 6k as one trip was 2k in two days. Uses no oil between changes with full synthetic, 110k on the meter
otoh, did you get a UOA?
UOA used to determine what my OCI would be, now I just go with 5-6k on all vehicles. Could I go longer, absolutely. Heck I could even go shorter, but the vehicles I have now all use synthetic and are easy to change so I go 5-6k and change the oil and rotate the tires. Its working out well for me and gives me peace of mind that I can jump in any vehicle in the driveway and take off.
Once a year. 15 000 miles, 2009 Hyundai Sonata 2.4L.
PP 5W20, Amsoil SS 5W20
PP 5W20, Amsoil SS 5W20
So far UOAs show plenty of life left in the oil at 10k miles. Will test after 12k next time.
Originally Posted By: Tdog02
UOA used to determine what my OCI would be, now I just go with 5-6k on all vehicles. Could I go longer, absolutely. Heck I could even go shorter, but the vehicles I have now all use synthetic and are easy to change so I go 5-6k and change the oil and rotate the tires. Its working out well for me and gives me peace of mind that I can jump in any vehicle in the driveway and take off.
+1 That's my exact regimen with synthetic oil in a DI engine...5K to 6K miles usually by the calendar works better than following an oil minder or trying to get x additional miles out of an OCI. Some folks here have a hard time with that concept and think it's a personal affront to the engineers who programmed the algorithms on the dashboard oil minder.
UOA used to determine what my OCI would be, now I just go with 5-6k on all vehicles. Could I go longer, absolutely. Heck I could even go shorter, but the vehicles I have now all use synthetic and are easy to change so I go 5-6k and change the oil and rotate the tires. Its working out well for me and gives me peace of mind that I can jump in any vehicle in the driveway and take off.
+1 That's my exact regimen with synthetic oil in a DI engine...5K to 6K miles usually by the calendar works better than following an oil minder or trying to get x additional miles out of an OCI. Some folks here have a hard time with that concept and think it's a personal affront to the engineers who programmed the algorithms on the dashboard oil minder.
For both my Kia Optima (GDI Turbo Engine) and Nissan Rogue (NA engine), the OEM "normal" service schedule is 5K miles.
I do mine at ~4K (I'm a bit conservative). For long-term warranty issues (10yr/120K mile), that is what I will follow.
I do mine at ~4K (I'm a bit conservative). For long-term warranty issues (10yr/120K mile), that is what I will follow.
I follow my OLM which is about 9000-10,000 miles in my work truck, 7500 miles in the van.
I follow the OLM on the RDX and that usually ends up at 7000 miles or so. Once a year for the SAABs, probably not necessary on the 2000 (around 3k/year) but with rebates I figure I might as well. Plus, she's coming up on 17 years old so she deserves nice things.
In my Altima, since it's still under warranty, and also since I negotiated free changes every 5k miles from the dealership.. 5k miles.
In my Fusion, I've historically always done 7,500 mile OCIs on whichever oil was in it (usually a blend of conventional and synthetic on a Motorcraft filter). This time, however, I'm stretching it to 10,000 miles, since it's got Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in it, and a Fram Ultra filter on it. I will be doing a UOA on it after the change, too, just to see how the engine held up to the extra 2.5k.
In my Fusion, I've historically always done 7,500 mile OCIs on whichever oil was in it (usually a blend of conventional and synthetic on a Motorcraft filter). This time, however, I'm stretching it to 10,000 miles, since it's got Pennzoil Ultra Platinum in it, and a Fram Ultra filter on it. I will be doing a UOA on it after the change, too, just to see how the engine held up to the extra 2.5k.
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