3-Pack 5-Qt Mobil 1 FS European Car Formula Full Synthetic Motor Oil (5W-40)

So nice not changing oil now that I drive an EV…Just sayin'

So nice not changing oil now that I drive an EV…Just sayin'

Do what the owners manual says. You are not benefitting your car one bit by changing the oil more often than what the engineers determined was the proper distance/time. You may not be hurting anything but you are wasting time and money 'playing it safe'.

Here is a real world example of why your statement is incorrect. I drive on the highway 70% of the time, very little city driving. I drive LONG distances at a time, 700 miles, spend the night and do another 700 miles. The car doesn't even turn off during the drive times. I put very few heat cycles on my oil(which increases oil degradation the more you do)

I changed my oil at 8k then at 9k which is 2k and 1k earlier than that the engineers said. I send both samples off to get tested. The oil itself was still alright and had detergents HOWEVER, there was significant amounts of metal in the oil vs what is expected. So flushing the old oil with the crap damaging the engine is significantly more beneficial than saving $50 in oil. My engine would be $10-15k to replace. Now you can argue that something is failing, and I would agree but I would then say it's failing due to excessive lengths between oil changes. Since doing a engine flush(liquid molly) and doing a drain and fill with a few hundred miles, I no longer get the metals in the motor with oil changes at 5k miles.

The manufactures use to recommend you change the oil in the first 500 miles of a new car. But that is a pain in the ass for most people. I would argue that if you plan to keep a car for 10 years, or want 200k miles+, do an oil change at 500 miles.

If you are Mr Yuppy who just spent $85k on a new Mercedes and are told in a month you have to go to the dealer to have it serviced, you are significantly less likely to buy that car. Cars can and should last 200-300k miles but not with the maintenance schedule the manufacturer provides. Toyota and Lexus can hit 400k-500k if taken care of.

Fluid changes are cheap, engines and transmission are NOT. The wife's mom is replacing her transmission right now for $5,500 because she doesn't maintain her cars, it has 48k on it. Some people are dumb, don't be one of them. This woman has been driving on her rotors for two years, metal on metal and will not take the car to get it fixed. It's not a matter of money, she has it, she simply doesn't fix anything until it's inoperable.

Multiple UOAs on various sites have shown it to be perfectly fine for 10k OCIs. I, myself, change it around 7500-8000 miles though.

I am showing a price of 24$ and some change for a pack of 3 5qts.

So nice not changing oil now that I drive an EV…Just sayin'

after the warranty is done you are on your own!!
the manufacturer don't care!!

It depends on the age of the vehicle, the expected longevity, and oil capacity. My 2002 Xterra has a concerningly low 3.3L (3.5L with filter) capacity. Meanwhile, my 2017 Lexus RC300 has a 7L capacity. A newer vehicle built with more modern manufacturing processes and a larger amount of oil to cycle through the engine can obviously be changed less frequently than an older vehicle with a smaller capacity. The point I was trying to make is that you cannot just blindly trust a random "Good for 10,000 miles!" sticker.

Heck, most 2024 cars will go 60k miles+ without even changing the oil. Not something that I would recommend, but if you really have something against changing your car's oil...

I grabbed this last month for $20 shipped per 5qt

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