Thread: Oil changes

I hate these things.

Not everyone drives the avg of 13-18,000 miles a year.

I short trip my car, oil breaks down way faster, hence why I need to change it every 2k.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

I short trip my car, oil breaks down way faster, hence why I need to change it every 2k.

Definitely a little overkill.

The best way to tell when to change your oil is get an analysis done. If you are running synthetic, it is worth it. If you are running regular oil, it is not really worth it, just change it.

But I do agree with the article that 3k mile oil changes are not necessary for newer vehicles.

Originally Posted by Zef_66

Definitely a little overkill.

The best way to tell when to change your oil is get an analysis done. If you are running synthetic, it is worth it. If you are running regular oil, it is not really worth it, just change it.

But I do agree with the article that 3k mile oil changes are not necessary for newer vehicles.

I run regular oil, car dont need synthetic. Its 5.5 miles round trip for work, motor is never really "warm".

The other half to my 2k oil changes is that I do 3 a year, once every 4 month, and that just so happens to be right around the 2,000 miles mark. I planned on sending in my oil to blackstone just for ****s and giggles to see what the oil is really like after what i put my car through.