Oil Change...8,000+ Miles?
O.k., I usually pay close attention to items of maintenance but with my son driving the truck half the time (I opt for my motorcycle during most of the Spring, Summer and Fall) I wasn't keeping close ...
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Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:dodge guy wrote:
I`ve seen the inside of engines adhered to the 10k mile interval! no thank you! I`ll stick to my 4-5k mile interval on Mobil 1. I know my truck is properly taken care of.
From Mobil One's website:
Mobil 1™ Extended Performance
Designed for longer service intervals, Mobil 1 Extended Performance motor oil is an advanced full synthetic formulation that helps extend engine life, reduce oil breakdown and minimize engine wear – keeping your engine running like new. With proven protection for 15,000 miles between oil changes. Guaranteed.
At the cost of Syn oils why would you waste your money. I have never seen an engine run on Full Syn fail from oil sludge build up. Now if your running a blend or plain dyno oil yes you had better be changing that oil every 3000 miles.
Don
My roundtrip to work is 3 miles. so the oil doesn`t get very hot. I change my oil about twice a year, I average about 7k miles a year. during the winter I put about 2-3k miles on it from OCT-April, I do drive it on the highway occasionally to heat it up. So yes it gets changed at shorter intervals.
The wifes T&C gets it oils changed between 3-4k miles (regular dino oil).
Our old Plymouth minivan with the 3.3L V-6 had 190k on it when I traded it in and the inside was like new with no sludge! Had a Denali at work where the owner followed the OLM, kept getting a low oil message, the gauge would drop and the engine would tick away. dropped the pan and I couldn`t believe how much sludge was in it! 87k miles on it. the inside of Toyota`s aren`t much better. and Mercedes with there 10-12k mile interval. well let me tell you I would never buy a Benz where the owner told me they followed the manual, not that I would by a Benz product anyway!
