Hello everyone!
I know my vehicle can use an oil change right now; I have had it for 10 months now and have a little over 6000 miles on it. I do not really have any preferences about where I want to buy it or what kind I want to buy (synthetic or conventional); I do, however, want this oil change to last me another 5000-6000 miles.
With that being said, here are all the other details to help you all help me
1. The vehicle is a 2013 Kia Soul (1.6L engine)
2. As far as what types of oil my vehicle can take, the owner's manual says "API Service SM or above/ILSAC GF-4 or above" for "Classification". As for viscosity, the manual recommends 5W-20 (5W-30) or 10W-30.
3. I live in Texas (DFW area).
4. I am generally an easy driver. I am usually able to not go above 3k RPM while accelerating.
5. My daily drive is not very consistent; I work for a big school district which requires that I do a regular amount of driving for what I do. This could mean a lot of short, 2-5 mile trips to schools or a more regular 10-15 mile trip to a single school and back after work. My driving outside work is more consistent; it's at least 10-15 miles to anywhere I want/need to go for whatever reason. All that driving can be highway or city driving as well; I do a good amount of both.
6. Lastly, I am not aware of any problems my vehicle has.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I appreciate any advise you have to give me!
I know my vehicle can use an oil change right now; I have had it for 10 months now and have a little over 6000 miles on it. I do not really have any preferences about where I want to buy it or what kind I want to buy (synthetic or conventional); I do, however, want this oil change to last me another 5000-6000 miles.
With that being said, here are all the other details to help you all help me
1. The vehicle is a 2013 Kia Soul (1.6L engine)
2. As far as what types of oil my vehicle can take, the owner's manual says "API Service SM or above/ILSAC GF-4 or above" for "Classification". As for viscosity, the manual recommends 5W-20 (5W-30) or 10W-30.
3. I live in Texas (DFW area).
4. I am generally an easy driver. I am usually able to not go above 3k RPM while accelerating.
5. My daily drive is not very consistent; I work for a big school district which requires that I do a regular amount of driving for what I do. This could mean a lot of short, 2-5 mile trips to schools or a more regular 10-15 mile trip to a single school and back after work. My driving outside work is more consistent; it's at least 10-15 miles to anywhere I want/need to go for whatever reason. All that driving can be highway or city driving as well; I do a good amount of both.
6. Lastly, I am not aware of any problems my vehicle has.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I appreciate any advise you have to give me!
