Oil Change interval based on time
Hi everyone. I did a search for oil changes based on time and not mileage and didn't find much so I thought I'd ask. I'd like to get some opinions on how often to get an oil change based on time. ...
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msmith1199 wrote:45Ricochet wrote:luvlabs wrote:
Check what your engine manufacturer recommends. Cummins, for example, on their later engines has dropped the mileage requirement and just says once a year or every 16,000 miles. Easy to remember.
Yeah this is true but I sure don't know why Roger. I once got a test back from Blackstone and the comment stated " oil just doesn't go bad setting there". This was a base test and the Ram wasn't driven much that year.
I'll do it the first year and I should be pretty close to 12k this year but after that I'll just have in tested every spring.
They make a Fumoto drain for your oil pan OP. Really easy to pull a sample each year.
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I've been told by more than one person that oil does go bad just sitting there. And these were experts in the field. I have no idea who to believe on that issue. The people who sell the oil say it goes bad, but that's because they want to sell you more oil.
So do you ever see WalMart, or Advance Auto rotate their oil stock??? No?? They just let it sit there until it is sold.
