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Time kills oil just as effectively as mileage. I change mine religiously every 6 months/5000 miles, whichever comes first. Oil is cheap, engines aren't. YMMV.
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Chrisfix has this tested, almost no effect in cleaning lol
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Time kills oil just as effectively as mileage. I change mine religiously every 6 months/5000 miles, whichever comes first. Oil is cheap, engines aren't. YMMV.
Whatever helps u sleep at night, poster of the question said, 50 miles a week so in 6 months it's 1300 miles the manufacturer would typically recommend once a year which would be 2600. I say if the vehicle is NA and you're not in high humidity you could go longer. Since we're into stuff the honestly matters mostly in an academic sense, fresh oil supposedly has the most detergents and is when significant wear happens, so if you did change oil every 1300 miles, may not be a good thing, again, a lot of this stuff is very debated with little conclusions, engine related failures due to oil change frequency is pretty non existent with reasonable changes like following the OLM. Not saying u won't have trouble with never changing or running low or the the wrong oil, just saying if you only followed your OLM for changes, you'll be fine. Do whatever helps u sleep at night.
My current vehicles I'm changing about every 4500-5000k miles which ends up being between 6-12 months depending on the vehicle, mostly short trips. I'm not worried about it at all. If I was doing mostly freeway I would do every 6000-7500.
Time kills oil just as effectively as mileage. I change mine religiously every 6 months/5000 miles, whichever comes first. Oil is cheap, engines aren't. YMMV.
That depends how much it costs to change your oil. I've done a few calculations and sometimes it's actually cheaper to replace the engine over frequent oil changes.
I do 1yr/10k OCI with synthetic, and that conservative in reality. Get a used oil analysis and actually check the life of the oil.
The only time I would say to go down to 5k OCI is if you have an engine that is known for oil control ring issues. Since a lot of manufacturers tried a lighter control ring to save fuel economy which in turn would cause excessive oil usage.
Aren't these things a total scam? I remember in the early 2000s when everyone would buy these and I could've sworn their usefulness has long been debunked.
Whatever helps u sleep at night, poster of the question said, 50 miles a week so in 6 months it's 1300 miles the manufacturer would typically recommend once a year which would be 2600. I say if the vehicle is NA and you're not in high humidity you could go longer. Since we're into stuff the honestly matters mostly in an academic sense, fresh oil supposedly has the most detergents and is when significant wear happens, so if you did change oil every 1300 miles, may not be a good thing, again, a lot of this stuff is very debated with little conclusions, engine related failures due to oil change frequency is pretty non existent with reasonable changes like following the OLM. Not saying u won't have trouble with never changing or running low or the the wrong oil, just saying if you only followed your OLM for changes, you'll be fine. Do whatever helps u sleep at night.
My current vehicles I'm changing about every 4500-5000k miles which ends up being between 6-12 months depending on the vehicle, mostly short trips. I'm not worried about it at all. If I was doing mostly freeway I would do every 6000-7500.
This!! Finally someone that brings up the detergent issues. In the TDI (diesel) world, that was the findings and a lot of people started going to 20k OCI which decreased wear mostly due to the detergent issue.
That depends how much it costs to change your oil. I've done a few calculations and sometimes it's actually cheaper to replace the engine over frequent oil changes.
I do 1yr/10k OCI with synthetic, and that conservative in reality. Get a used oil analysis and actually check the life of the oil.
The only time I would say to go down to 5k OCI is if you have an engine that is known for oil control ring issues. Since a lot of manufacturers tried a lighter control ring to save fuel economy which in turn would cause excessive oil usage.
I do a used oil analysis on every change. I know precisely what the health of my oil is.
crazy. I was going to lowe's today to get other stuff and was planning to buy 2 of these while i was there for $9 each. This post just saved me $8. Thanks slick deals!
I do a used oil analysis on every change. I know precisely what the health of my oil is.
Wild. What kind of car? I bought an old Landcruiser out of a Kohl's parking lot in July and sent in the oil for a checkup on the health of the 28 year old 300,000 mile engine. I couldn't imagine sending it in every time.
This!! Finally someone that brings up the detergent issues. In the TDI (diesel) world, that was the findings and a lot of people started going to 20k OCI which decreased wear mostly due to the detergent issue.
Maybe there's oil execs in here to TD my post. I was responding to a question about driving 50 miles a week. I am neurotic about maintenance and some of the oil stuff is over the top. Maybe I should be changing my tires at 5/16
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Whatever helps u sleep at night, poster of the question said, 50 miles a week so in 6 months it's 1300 miles the manufacturer would typically recommend once a year which would be 2600. I say if the vehicle is NA and you're not in high humidity you could go longer. Since we're into stuff the honestly matters mostly in an academic sense, fresh oil supposedly has the most detergents and is when significant wear happens, so if you did change oil every 1300 miles, may not be a good thing, again, a lot of this stuff is very debated with little conclusions, engine related failures due to oil change frequency is pretty non existent with reasonable changes like following the OLM. Not saying u won't have trouble with never changing or running low or the the wrong oil, just saying if you only followed your OLM for changes, you'll be fine. Do whatever helps u sleep at night.
My current vehicles I'm changing about every 4500-5000k miles which ends up being between 6-12 months depending on the vehicle, mostly short trips. I'm not worried about it at all. If I was doing mostly freeway I would do every 6000-7500.
Yup, even 20oz. was only about $9.
That depends how much it costs to change your oil. I've done a few calculations and sometimes it's actually cheaper to replace the engine over frequent oil changes.
I do 1yr/10k OCI with synthetic, and that conservative in reality. Get a used oil analysis and actually check the life of the oil.
The only time I would say to go down to 5k OCI is if you have an engine that is known for oil control ring issues. Since a lot of manufacturers tried a lighter control ring to save fuel economy which in turn would cause excessive oil usage.
My current vehicles I'm changing about every 4500-5000k miles which ends up being between 6-12 months depending on the vehicle, mostly short trips. I'm not worried about it at all. If I was doing mostly freeway I would do every 6000-7500.
This!! Finally someone that brings up the detergent issues. In the TDI (diesel) world, that was the findings and a lot of people started going to 20k OCI which decreased wear mostly due to the detergent issue.
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I do 1yr/10k OCI with synthetic, and that conservative in reality. Get a used oil analysis and actually check the life of the oil.
The only time I would say to go down to 5k OCI is if you have an engine that is known for oil control ring issues. Since a lot of manufacturers tried a lighter control ring to save fuel economy which in turn would cause excessive oil usage.
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Maybe there's oil execs in here to TD my post. I was responding to a question about driving 50 miles a week. I am neurotic about maintenance and some of the oil stuff is over the top. Maybe I should be changing my tires at 5/16
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