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Mike_Schriber
Explorer
Jan 26, 2017

Thoughts on oil change intervals (time, not mileage)

It seems to me that most everything you read talks about changing your oil every so many miles or every twelve months. I run Mobil 1 synthetic in my Ford V10 motorhome and typically change it every 5...
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hotpepperkid
Explorer
Jan 28, 2017
Why not change oil because it needs to be changed and not based on time or mileage. A lot of stationary engines have oil sample ports where they take a sample and have it analyzed. Things in the oil can also point to other problems

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