What is your standard OCI interval?
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Yeah, same. 5K intervals make it easy to align the 30K axle/transfer case/transmission changes with an oil change.
Yearly. I run Amsoil SS with either their filter or a comparable one. Now that I live so close to my work, I put on 12K miles or less per year.
Five thousand miles. That would be two changes per year for one vehicle and once per year for the other.
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Lesser of 1 yr or 10k miles.
5 years, 5,000 miles, oil looks dirty. Whichever comes first.
Depends on driving conditions. If I a long cross country road trips happens, as high as 12,000 miles. Worst case maybe 4,000 miles. I also shorten or lengthen and OCI so I don't have to change oil in the middle of winter. Use store brand synthetics.
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6 mos for the Accent. 12 mos for the Mazda3. Neither one accrues more than 2k miles in those time spans. M1HMFS 5w30 and Fram Ultra filters.
6 months for 5000kms..........
5K miles
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on my Kia it is going to be 5k
Motorcycles it is 1 yr
Boat is 1 yr
on my Kia it is going to be 5k
Motorcycles it is 1 yr
Boat is 1 yr
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I been doing 7500 mi (or one year since I drive it so little) in our 2009 Honda AccordExl 2.4 engine.
I been doing 5000 mi in our 2018 Honda AccordExl 1.5 (diluter) T-GDI engine.
I also always replace the filters with new ones at each oci even though I found out Honda says every other. That makes zero sense to me to drain and fill an engine with new motor oil and yet send it thru a dirty / used oil filter. I also like to check my oils several times in between oci because I like to see exactly what the oil looks like. Has it stayed clean? Has it turned dark quickly etc... just one of my OCD
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I been doing 5000 mi in our 2018 Honda AccordExl 1.5 (diluter) T-GDI engine.
I also always replace the filters with new ones at each oci even though I found out Honda says every other. That makes zero sense to me to drain and fill an engine with new motor oil and yet send it thru a dirty / used oil filter. I also like to check my oils several times in between oci because I like to see exactly what the oil looks like. Has it stayed clean? Has it turned dark quickly etc... just one of my OCD
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5k-7.5k or 1-2 years, depending on the vehicle and oil used. Upper end is for boutique oil.
I typically do 5K as well. Regardless of oil type. Synthetic or Semi-Synthetic.
My son's Santa Fe I do 4K OCI, due to the theta 2. May not make a difference on whether the engine blows or not, but I feel better doing it. It gets short tripped a lot, so I think it's a better fit.
My son's Santa Fe I do 4K OCI, due to the theta 2. May not make a difference on whether the engine blows or not, but I feel better doing it. It gets short tripped a lot, so I think it's a better fit.
Whenever the cherry trees bloom.
5k to 10k depending on the vehicle and its use.
Whenever my oil change light comes on, which, for some reason is usually 4800 miles.
