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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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Huntindog
Explorer
Jan 29, 2017
Many years ago, a friend got a new 81 F150. He ran the wheels off of it. In over 120K he changed the oil 3 times... And that was with used oil he brought home from work in 2 liter pop bottles. He said he got it from the mechanics oil dump, from when they changed the oil on the Catapillars.
That motor never skipped a beat as long as he had it.

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