On the road and due an oil change
We are currently in Missoula, MT and are needing an oil change for our 2013 Coachmen Encounter. Does anyone know where we might get one done here. Also we will be moving on to Billings soon. Anywhere ...
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Bill and Kathi,
I admire that you want to keep to your vehicles maintenance schedule and I feel that there’s no better way to insure long engine life than frequent oil changes (I wish my RV's previous owner had been half so diligent!). However, if you’re putting on highway miles you’re subjecting your RV’s engine to ideal engine running conditions and that goes for your motor oil as well. If we’re only talking about a few thousand miles you might want to consider putting off having your oil changed until you’re done with your current travels. If you’re not doing it now, I’d also recommend that when you do change your oil to go with synthetic oil. I’ve used synthetic oil in my vehicles since the mid-90’s and commonly put around 300,000 miles on them, and that’s changing the oil/filter every 10,000 miles.
Just my unsolicited free advice for the day and worth every penny!
Steve
I admire that you want to keep to your vehicles maintenance schedule and I feel that there’s no better way to insure long engine life than frequent oil changes (I wish my RV's previous owner had been half so diligent!). However, if you’re putting on highway miles you’re subjecting your RV’s engine to ideal engine running conditions and that goes for your motor oil as well. If we’re only talking about a few thousand miles you might want to consider putting off having your oil changed until you’re done with your current travels. If you’re not doing it now, I’d also recommend that when you do change your oil to go with synthetic oil. I’ve used synthetic oil in my vehicles since the mid-90’s and commonly put around 300,000 miles on them, and that’s changing the oil/filter every 10,000 miles.
Just my unsolicited free advice for the day and worth every penny!
Steve
