rickkane

Why in the world do some guys say that they change their oil every 1500 miles???? I see a post that the guy insists he changes his Mobil 1 every 1500 miles? That stuff goes at least 5k miles. Whats the deal?? Can anyone enlighten me? Is it just so the oil looks clean on the dipstick? Anyone?

sirEGhatch

makes it sound like they take good care of there car if they were gunna sell it for example weather they actually change there oil that often or not.

thumper64

absolutely pointless unless it's a turbo car run really really hard, even then it's probably still excessive.

shak3yb0n3z

my oil gets changed quite often. but i work in a shop and oil changes cost me like 7 bucks. i wouldn't be dumping 40 dollars worth of oil every 1500 miles though.

DCRB

my cars get it every three to five thousand like reccomended by ford and honda... although technically my air box says every 7500 miles, and i'm supposed to change my filter every other time so... lol yeah i'd say if you are beating the living **** out of your car no more than 3k between oil changes. other wise 5k is good ya?

nomoshing

yes excessive but why do you care?

Got traction

mine gets done every 2500

Nbboy7

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^2x

v8killaz

wheneve rthe oil gets dirty
i dont keep a time just when the oil gets dirty
some engines are healthy and dont need too many oil changes and some are not

CRX T-Si

Some people are ballers and I'm not one of them....lol

If the person tracks the car and beats it like Chris Brown then yeah after a few races or so then I would change it but damn that is a lot of $$. His local auto parts store must love this guy.

Matt93eg

I was thinking the samething.

For the record I change mine every 2500-3000 Miles.

FlewByU352

my thoughts. I thought 3,000 miles was over kill with synthetic oil. On a booster car or high HP or track used sure. DD with getting on it every now and then nah go to 5-7k.

newtron63h

with synthetics the only thing that can typically hurt them is dirt(crap, crud, metal flakes.......) so a filter change every 3k is fine on synthetic DDs up to around 7-10k. even with a turbo........as long as the oil isnt getting crazy hot........it shouldnt burn synthetics.

1500 miles between oil changes is stupid unless your job is beating the hell outta ur car.

Jimster480

Yea 1500 is wayy too low. I change mine every 2500-3500 Miles, and im boosted, beat on it sometimes, and use conventional.

Simkin314

If they have the money and time,

My oil and filter every 3k

rickkane

Just curious why some people think it's necessary to change oil so frequently. That would be like changing your brake pads when they were at 75% left, or changing tires with half the tread still remaining. It just doesn't make any sense to me, unless you're into wasting money. Like I said, it's just a rant.

Chef Andre

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I change mine every 500 miles

hellakapps

hahahah dont be mad cuz you change it every 1500 lol

Cincitycustoms

I typically try to go every 3-5k on my nice cars, 7-8 on dd and beaters.

CFiannotti

Every 3 months (about 4 K miles) W/ filter.
253K miles on the engine. 95 DX coupe.

20-EM2-05

7k-9k fully synthetic for my DD. ****. Me spend another $80 for 5 quarts + filter every 1,500. I'd rather take that money and buy some Taco bell burritos. Lmaoo

EBPcivic2000

i change the oil on my em1 every 6000.... its my dd

98civdx

2500-3k on synthetic blend.

its a waste unless you beat the living **** out of that poor thing,

Jimster480

o shittt dats rael 1337

king29

7,500 mile oil change is for vehicles that are driven under ideal circumstances. What most of us think of as "normal" driving is actually "severe service" driving. This includes frequent short trips (less than 10 miles, especially during cold weather), stop-and-go city traffic driving, driving in dusty conditions (gravel roads, etc.), and driving at sustained highway speeds during hot weather. For this type of driving, which is actually "severe service: driving, the recommendation is to change the oil every 3,000 miles or six months,

For maximum protection, most oil companies say to change the oil and filter every 3,000 miles or three to six months if it's synthetic or non-synthetic and regardless of what type of driving you do<-- what i follow