pydwy213

i do change my oil every 3,000, but why do i hear from people here and there that 3,000 is too soon, and that 5,000 miles is more practical. im kinda feuding with someone over it, so if anyone knows any info on this, or just has some input, please post.

thanks again h-t

hatchish

depends on the oil your using but i baby my motors so i change it when it starts 2 look dirty its all opinion.

hondaguyef

Mine gets changed after every track day or 2k mi. whichever comes first. 5K is way to many IMO regardless of oil type (yes even these high mileage oils). Oil begins to break down after a certain amount of mileage and it's protection becomes less.

Phil

chad

i am at 8000 miles on my oil....it is less than 3 months old....i send it to a place to get the oil analized. it is fine with mostly freeway driving...

ROK801

3000 to 5000
depends on the oil...
a lot of synthetics are 7500 now.


IMO changing it when it gets semi-dirty is the best way to do it...

EvilPinkEye

Oils theses days are pretty advance, thats why you see new cars n hondas with oil changes around 7k..basicly the oil still does its job and still holds past 5k..read an artical some where..dunno where...tired...

civiccoupe94

i change mines every 3,000 miles. i would much rather spend 7 bucks for oil and filter to keep the engine running, rather than shorten the life of the engine and having the engine die faster.

komat

i do my every 2,000 miles with mobil 1 5-30

it may be overkill but at least i know my oil will be always good

e jay one

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damn how much free time do you have?

highflyinhonda

if it is city street driving change it every 3000 but if it is freeway mileage then do it every 5000. i change the oil on my civic every 2000 because it is healthy for a motor especially when they are worked hard. i also have a diesel suburban and i change tho oil on that every 3000 and that is heavy duty oil that can take a beating. but regular motor oil i would go with the oil change every 3000 unless it is all freeway miles then i would do every 5000.

boostincoupe

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w3rd, I'd rather spend the $5 on new oil and have a life

ejprimo

i always go 5-7k between oil changes using castrol syntec 0w-30. i would never go past 5k miles using conventional oil.

pydwy213

thanks for the input, well appreciated

str8ek

5k isn't really that bad. 3k was the standard for a long time. but with todays technology synthetics have come a long way. bmws get scheduled oil service every 15k miles. Most of them use castrol 5w30.

EvilPinkEye

^^^
god damn...15k oil change..wounder how much that runs for a BMW

johnnylaw

i run 5w-30 synthetic in mine and change it every 7500mi or so. i drive ALOT of interstate. if i changed my oil every 3000mi then id be changin it like every other week

ek_99_SiR

read the owners manual. itll tell u exactly when to change it

Slow EJ8

I aim for 3000 miles but sometimes till I actually get around to changing the oil it ends up being like 3500-4000.

cambopheonix56

ams oil.. 25000 miles

HATCHingMN

depends on how much you love your car or I should say your motor.

816d16

Change? I always thought you just feed it oil and change the filter every so often.

My car loooooves oil, it just runs right though it.

MATTXR250R

I change mine every 2,000 miles. I do it for piece of mind and for protection..plus if you let it go to 5,000,etc the oil gets dirty and dark and just stains the inside of your motor and eventually it starts sludging..you can pop my valve cover at 155k miles on my D16Z6 and its almost spotless under there..very light brown..I have seen motors with 50k miles on them and they have had the oil changed so rarely that its PITCH black under the valve cover..worthless motor IMO at that point.

komat

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2,500 miles or 25,000 miles???

vancoland

25000

slowman

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I change mine every 3,000.