What is your maintenance schedule on oil changes?
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Avalanche once a year usually is about 5k
Elantra 7500 miles
Mazda CX-5 will be 4500-5k
Avalanche once a year usually is about 5k
Elantra 7500 miles
Mazda CX-5 will be 4500-5k
5-6K miles on full synthetic. Severe service category.
00 Toyota Tacoma 3.4 - 7500 miles on Royal Purple HMX 5w-30. On it's third time using this oil. Overbuilt, underpowered engine that loves low RPM's. 129,000 miles
04 Corvette LS1 - 4000 miles on Mobil 1 High Mileage 5w-30. On my second use now. I used this oil to stop an oil pan gasket drip the second I saw it, and it worked! It's driven hard. Will be switching to HMX like in the Taco because it's still API SL. 130,000 miles
13 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 - 5000 miles on first use of Royal Purple 5w-20 API SN. My mom's Jeep sees a lot of highway and city. Will crank it to 7500 next. I swear I've never heard that Hemi run so smooth compared to the dealership oil. 42,000 miles.
All 3 use the STP XL oil filter that is rated to last 10k miles. That oil filter uses a silicone ADBV and gasket with a coil spring.
I go 1 year MAX on synthetics if I don't make the miles. All vehicles run long enough to get hot and evaporate water. Living in a desert, I wouldn't dare push any synthetic past 7500.
04 Corvette LS1 - 4000 miles on Mobil 1 High Mileage 5w-30. On my second use now. I used this oil to stop an oil pan gasket drip the second I saw it, and it worked! It's driven hard. Will be switching to HMX like in the Taco because it's still API SL. 130,000 miles
13 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 - 5000 miles on first use of Royal Purple 5w-20 API SN. My mom's Jeep sees a lot of highway and city. Will crank it to 7500 next. I swear I've never heard that Hemi run so smooth compared to the dealership oil. 42,000 miles.
All 3 use the STP XL oil filter that is rated to last 10k miles. That oil filter uses a silicone ADBV and gasket with a coil spring.
I go 1 year MAX on synthetics if I don't make the miles. All vehicles run long enough to get hot and evaporate water. Living in a desert, I wouldn't dare push any synthetic past 7500.
Originally Posted by Mitsu_Joe
The owners manual of my car states every 12 months / 6000 miles or 6 months / 3000 miles in tough conditions.
I usually go with the middle and change each 4500-5000mls.
I could probably extend this interval quite a bit with those maintenance intervals set by the standards 30 years ago, but I better be safe than sorry!
I�m not gonna be cheap on one the most cheapest yet most important component of car maintenance..
Wow Mitsu_Joe saw your vehicles and loved the age and low mileage. 1988 Mitsubishi Galant w/ 92k mls: Castrol GTX 15W-40
1997 Toyota Starlet w/ 120k mls: Gulf Formula G 5W-40
You obviously take very good care of these cars and I think it is great to see older vehicles being care for and still in good use. Buying a new vehicle just does not excite me anymore as it once did when I was a young man. I have other places that I would much rather use that money!
The owners manual of my car states every 12 months / 6000 miles or 6 months / 3000 miles in tough conditions.
I usually go with the middle and change each 4500-5000mls.
I could probably extend this interval quite a bit with those maintenance intervals set by the standards 30 years ago, but I better be safe than sorry!
I�m not gonna be cheap on one the most cheapest yet most important component of car maintenance..
Wow Mitsu_Joe saw your vehicles and loved the age and low mileage. 1988 Mitsubishi Galant w/ 92k mls: Castrol GTX 15W-40
1997 Toyota Starlet w/ 120k mls: Gulf Formula G 5W-40
You obviously take very good care of these cars and I think it is great to see older vehicles being care for and still in good use. Buying a new vehicle just does not excite me anymore as it once did when I was a young man. I have other places that I would much rather use that money!
I've changed oil annually for the last 30 years using vanilla Mobil1. Mileage on the fleet ranged from 1.2k miles to 6k miles for the year. Now I change it when the Lubricheck tells me to.
2002 Tahoe 5.3L with 238k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG3506 filter changed every 10k miles.
2006 Altima 2.5L with 229k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG6607 filter changed every 10k miles.
1993 Camaro 5.7L track car - Joe Gibbs Driven XP3 10w-30 with a Fram HP8 filter changed annually.
2006 Altima 2.5L with 229k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG6607 filter changed every 10k miles.
1993 Camaro 5.7L track car - Joe Gibbs Driven XP3 10w-30 with a Fram HP8 filter changed annually.
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Originally Posted by RDY4WAR
2002 Tahoe 5.3L with 238k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG3506 filter changed every 10k miles.
2006 Altima 2.5L with 229k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG6607 filter changed every 10k miles.
1993 Camaro 5.7L track car - Joe Gibbs Driven XP3 10w-30 with a Fram HP8 filter changed annually.
Why does it matter that Joe Gibbs drove those vehicles?
Two mechanics at my former shop never used to maintain their own vehicles. They both neglected their rides - then sold them after 100K of service. But they would work on the work fleet and friend & relatives vehicles...... for x-amount of dollars.
2002 Tahoe 5.3L with 238k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG3506 filter changed every 10k miles.
2006 Altima 2.5L with 229k miles - Joe Gibbs Driven LS30 5w-30 with a Fram XG6607 filter changed every 10k miles.
1993 Camaro 5.7L track car - Joe Gibbs Driven XP3 10w-30 with a Fram HP8 filter changed annually.
Why does it matter that Joe Gibbs drove those vehicles?
Two mechanics at my former shop never used to maintain their own vehicles. They both neglected their rides - then sold them after 100K of service. But they would work on the work fleet and friend & relatives vehicles...... for x-amount of dollars.
My rez truck will get oil when it gets oil. My Tb gets it around the 24,000km mark or when reasonable to do so depending on weather and events planned. I think it was closer to 20,000km this go around as winter was on its way, the wife had surgery booked and I had the thing on blocks anyway while doing the shocks and struts.
The Focus gets 5-10K miles depending when I feel compelled to change it. The Silverado gets around 7.5K. My son's Silverado is lucky to get a change.
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