Originally Posted By: Linctex
All these guys saying "change it" couldn't give you ONE solid, concrete reason why you NEED to if their lives depended on it.
That excellent oil is still fine, and at only 4,000 miles just now starting to change color, doesn't really mean a lot.
It's been proven over an over and over and over again that calendar dates do not affect oil life.
I'm with you....I cannot understand how sitting in your oil pan is so detrimental to the life of oil. Pull the dip stick and LOOK at it, smell it. Does it still appear to coat the dip stick? How does it feel between your fingers. Bet it is perfectly fine.