Do You Still Change Your Oil at 3K?

[blupupher]

My F150 is an annual change, will probably be ~3,000 miles.
My motorcycle is also an annual change, 2,500-3,000 miles.
Brother in laws F150 that I take care of is on a 4,000 mile interval.

The rest of my personal vehicles are a 5,000 mile interval (easy math, and on the Hyundai/Kia, a middle ground between normal and severe intervals, and on the Scion is the recommended interval).

My sisters Santa Fe is 7500 miles since she does mostly highway miles.

 

[walterjay]

About 5K. Depending on the weather and my mood. Sometimes more often as I just need to get an oil change out of my system.

 

[Leo99]

Rav4 - conventional 5000 miles

Camry - synthetic 10,000 miles

 

[fisher83]

Every 5000 miles or whenever my sister in law comes to visit. Whichever comes first!

 

[BISCUT]

Subaru is currently on a 10k mile diet with M 1 EP.

F150 I'm taking to 7500 and an UOA ... it has been a 5k to date.

 

[Eddie]

6,000 and two excellent UOAs suggest I could go to 8K. Ed

 

[Red91]

5k on qsad 10/30 in the Impala.

 

[dbias]

No

 

[aquariuscsm]

3/3k like clockwork.

 

[csandste]

5k on conventional, blend (same thing)
6k on group 3 to get it to something divisible by 5000.

 

[Jetsfan421]

Originally Posted by Aredeeem
5k conventional oil changes with 10/30. Took a Toyota Tercel north of 250,000 miles without a hiccup. Been driving for 50 years. Me thinks we make too much of this at times. What goes on under the valve cover stays under the valve cover🤫

That's not always true. Leaky valve covers look nasty. Especially with 8k conventional and road grime. Would take a pic of dad's 4.0 Cherokee, but nobody wants to see that disgusting mess.

 

[ZZman]

Nope.... Around 5,000

 

[stanlee]

7-7.5k miles on M1 EP, 5-5.5k miles on M1 AFE and Shell synthetics (QS, PP. Gas truck).

 

[JeffKeryk]

You're supposed to change it?
Know of any good websites that might guide me?

 

[4WD]

Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
You're supposed to change it?
Know of any good websites that might guide me?


https://teslaownersonline.com/

 

[double vanos]

5-6k. All Ecoboost engines here. Magnatec, FL500S

 

[Loobit]

I did 3k synthetic oil changes a few times after I bought a used LS1 Corvette. Ended up cleaning the engine so well that I can't even see a gold tinge of varnish under the oil fill cap. Now I'm doing 5k. A bit soon, but I drive that Corvette hard. I do 7.5k with my 3.4 Tacoma.

 

[Charlie2015]

I change every 3k and always use synthetic.

 

[macarose]

I have written about OCIs quite a bit over the years. Since I own a dealership, I am always handling someone else's oil change and that can be quite a drag since plenty of trade-ins and repos have oil that's been stretched out a bit.

The only car I ever kept was the one I got before I got my dealers license. A red 1994 Toyota Camry coupe. That one I changed every 3,000 miles since a DIY oil change back in the 1990s was only around five bucks.

As of 2019 that vehicle is still on the road with over 350,000 miles. It's driven by a young college student in south Georgia and maybe, just maybe, I'll buy it back someday.

If I kept a vehicle and it wasn't rough on oil, I would probably do my oil every 7500 and the filter every 15000. I would also check my oil, coolant, and tires every time I filled up. it seems crazy but that type of OCD behavior is what kept me far away from any suspension or powertrain issues.

 

[IndyIan]

6k miles on the OB because of warranty, 10-12k miles on the Focus because it seems long enough!