I came home from a long trip in October 2014 and changed the engine oil(synthetic) It has sat other than local trips to and from storage and to get maintenance. I have started it up every month or two as well. Should I need to change the oil before a 5000 mile trip this year or is it still ok?

Only my opinion, but looking at your location, less than a dusty town like Tucson AZ, I think you can trust not needing to change your oil at this point given the low mileage you described. I live in southern Arizona, I may put 3K miles per year, but I change the oil every year, sometimes twice just because of the dust. Again, just my opinion.

AZAmmochief wrote:Only my opinion, but looking at your location, less than a dusty town like Tucson AZ, I think you can trust not needing to change your oil at this point given the low mileage you described. I live in southern Arizona, I may put 3K miles per year, but I change the oil every year, sometimes twice just because of the dust. Again, just my opinion.Curious, WHY would dust be a problem on a sealed engine oil system? Doug

You haven't changed the oil in more than a year and a half? Your short trips and just starting it every once in a while are the absolute worst thing for an engine. Oil will become acidic after a while, which is why you would change the oil on a time interval as well as by mileage. Why on earth would you risk damaging such an expensive rig for the cost of an oil change? Penny wise, pound foolish.

Eliminate any doubt, change the oil.Enjoy your 5000 mile trip.

If you had let it set, right after a change, for two years without ever starting it, I would say the oil is OK.But if you've been starting it every month or so, without getting it up to full operating temperature for at least a couple hours, it is probably loaded with acidic condensates. Change it.

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dougrainer
Nomad
Jul 01, 2016
AZAmmochief wrote:
Only my opinion, but looking at your location, less than a dusty town like Tucson AZ, I think you can trust not needing to change your oil at this point given the low mileage you described. I live in southern Arizona, I may put 3K miles per year, but I change the oil every year, sometimes twice just because of the dust. Again, just my opinion.

Curious, WHY would dust be a problem on a sealed engine oil system? Doug
AZAmmochief
Explorer
Jul 01, 2016
Only my opinion, but looking at your location, less than a dusty town like Tucson AZ, I think you can trust not needing to change your oil at this point given the low mileage you described. I live in southern Arizona, I may put 3K miles per year, but I change the oil every year, sometimes twice just because of the dust. Again, just my opinion.

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