tonychu

also what does the manual reccommend i know for my tl the manual recommends every 10,000 miles but everyone else reccommends every 3000 miles

XuperXero

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I change mine every dealership service, but i like my oil nice and clean

Quijano187

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3000 period

THE TECH

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Do mine at 2500 or less. It can't hurt to change it more especially depending on your driving habits.

Anomaly

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Every 5K miles.

Bananax

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3,750 miles from the manual. But I do mine at 3,000.

hwood

3K miles

3FITTTY

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8k..

ZmanZZZ

Every 2k miles. I keep it in tip top shape

JDMFairlady21

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2800-3000 the most

Bubble

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3k to 4k

aznmojo

i change mine at 6k. Don't worry so much about it...

Cannysage

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6.5k

zand02max

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What about the folks that only drive 2-5K miles a year? Change it once a year?

LegionnaireZ

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3-5K i try not to go over 3K but **** sometimes you do...lol

gt3

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About every 5K.

M83

Water and other contaminants can accumulate in your oil, so even if you're putting limited miles on oil, you should consider changing the oil and timed intervals instead. I don't drive much during the school year cause parking at my university is a JOKE, so I put maybe 4k miles a year on it, yet I change it every 3-4 months (3 months / 3k miles is the old standard for oil changes), and yes I use Mobil 1 full synthetic. You guys that drive your engines really hard should definitely consider changing at shorter intervals, say around 3-5k. Yes synthetic oil lubricates better, BUT engine shavings and contaminants will still accumulate in your oil. My dad's last car was 12 years old when he got rid of it (it got totaled, he got rear-ended), and when his mechanic pulled the heads off of it, he said it looked brand new inside. My dad is a fanatic and changes his oil every 2500 miles. So it definitely works. Just food for thought.

Eliane

An Engineer told me once that the manual 3k recommendation is a joke to rip off customers. 10k or once a year what ever comes fist should be enough. I go with it!

Brick-Z

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When the navi reads 3750

gtmule

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You guys doing 3K and less miles on oil change intervals are seriously nuts. I'd say you were nuts on dino oil, you're INSANE on Mobil 1. Complete waste of money. You probabally throw day old milk out?